WORD KNOWLEDGE

Words insisted in being on the asvab test

harbor

a shelter place for ships. A sheltered area of water where ships can dock, take on or discharge cargo, and find protection from storms.

Bizarre

very strange

Blurry

To keep from being seen. (obscuring)

Brusque

to be blunt or abrupt in manner or speech, often to the point of ungraciousness.

infer

deduce, or conclude. (n a fact or conclusion)

careless

not cautious or attentive; acting without care.

chasm

abyss, deep tissue in the earth

chide

rebuke, aslo know as diapproval for something

hiatus

break or pause

churn

trying to get things moving in a forceful or turbulent manner. agitate

coscise

brief, to the point

culprit

perpretrator of a crime or wrongdoing.

impromptu

done or produced with prior planning

complaint

inclined, obey someone without arguing

condemn

rebuke or disapproval or criticism someone because of their actionsor behavior that is deemed wrong.

assuage

migitate, actions taken to reduce tension, calm a situation

alteration

modification, a change made to equipment vehicles or other military related items

allergic

susceptible, an individual’s hypersensitive immune system

admonition

warning

assault

make a physical attack on ( battery)

abhorrent

inspiring disgust, offensive

anxious

nervous

bifocal

eyeglasses

absent

not present, distracted

awkward

unskillful

ostentatious

vulgar, good taste. designed to impress or attract notice

berate

make a forceful reproachful protest, scold

amends

make minor changes in (a text) in order to make it fairer and more up to date. (recovery)

avarice

greedy

amused

entertained

belongings

possessions, sate of having or owning

banish

to force someone to leave a place (deport)

abandon

relinquish

aberration

deviation/depart

abducted

kidnap

abhor

detest, dislike, hate, despise

abhorrent

offensive, rude, disrespectful

abode

house or home

abridge

condensation, shorten, cut , trim

abrupt

sudden/quick

abundant

over flowing or plentiful

asses

tax, measure, review, evaluate

accommodation

adaption

acknowledge

admit, accept, allow, own

acquire

earn , get, gain, obtain, buy, purchase

acquisition

purchase, asset, buy investment. (especially for a company

adage

proverb, saying, short statement, slang, motto

adjacent

next, beside, close to, adjoining

admonition

warning, advice, stricture, warning

again

once more, back in return

agile

nimble ( able to move quickly and easily) alert

ailment

sickness, illness, disease, disorder, (malady)

aim

goal, point, focus

ajar

to open, unlocked, unlatched, unfastened

align

straighten. to agree or be similar

allergic

susceptible ( meaning harm )

allude

suggest, imply, mention, indirectly

proportionally

consistent

alteration

modification

alternate

fluctuate, vary, differ, shift, change

amends

modify, change, recovery, up to date

amity

friendly friendship

amused

entertained

anxious

nervous

apparition

ghost, shadow, hallucination, spook, specter

artillery

arms (firearms) (guns)

assault

battery

assessor

evaluator

assuage

mitigate (make less painful or servere

attempt

strive

attention

notice

avarice

greedy, for wealth or material gain

awkward

unskillful

banish

deport

belief

confidence

belongings

possession

bifocal

eyeglasses

benign

gentle and kind

infiltrate

penetrate ( succeed in forcing a way through)

devout

having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment; dedicated

disagree

different opinion

diaphanous

light, delicate and translucent, insubstantial ; breakable, weak. (especially of fabric)

depose

remove from office suddenly and forcefully; overthrow, meaning put to an end

diminish

decrease, reduce

delighted

pleasure

disparate

varying, differ, unrelated

deportment

persons behavior & manners

infer

deduce or conclude info

disparaging

belitle, bash ——> reproachful

destitution

poverty, poor

disclose

reveal, tell, make known

insensate

lacing sympathy; inanimate

accentuate

noticeable

deplete

exhausted

articulate

fluent, well spoken

deleterious

causing harm or damage

detestable

deserving intense dislike; hateful ; abhorrent

gregarious

sociable, social

domestic

family, home, private

stark

sharp, crisp, clear out