Police Academy Enterance Vocabulary Test Review

A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards covering key terms from the Police Vocabulary Test.

Abruptly

In a sudden and unexpected manner.

Blatantly

In an open and unashamed manner.

Derision

Ridicule or mockery.

Entreat

To earnestly request or petition.

Abstract

Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.

Boisterous

Noisy, energetic, and cheerful.

Deserve

To earn something by merit.

Estrangement

The state of being alienated or separated.

Admonitions

Warnings or reprimands.

Brazen

Bold and without shame.

Desist

To stop doing something.

Ethereal

Extremely delicate and light; seeming too perfect for this world.

Adverse

Preventing success or development; harmful.

Cacophony

A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

Despotic

Of or typical of a despot; tyrannical.

Ethos

The characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community.

Advocate

A person who publicly supports a particular cause.

Capricious

Given to sudden changes of mood or behavior.

Destitute

Without the basic necessities of life.

Evoke

To bring a feeling, memory, or image into the mind.

Aesthetic

Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.

Caricatures

Exaggerated representations of a person or thing.

Devastation

Severe and overwhelming shock or grief.

Exaggerate

To represent as greater than is actually the case.

Affected

Influenced or touched by something.

Cohort

A group of people banded together.

Devious

Showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals.

Exigent

Pressing; demanding.

Affronted

Offended or insulted.

Competent

Having the necessary ability or knowledge.

Diligent

Showing care in one's work or duties.

Explain

Make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail.

Aggravated

Made a problem worse or more serious.

Complacent

Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself.

Discernible

Able to be discerned; perceptible.

Extol

To praise enthusiastically.

Ail

To suffer or to cause suffering.

Conciliatory

Intended to placate or pacify.

Dismal

Depressing; dreary.

Fallacious

Based on a mistaken belief.

Ailment

An illness, typically a minor one.

Confidential

Intended to be kept secret.

Disperse

To distribute or spread over a wide area.

Fallacious

Misleading or deceptive.

Aliens

Foreigners or people from another country.

Congregate

To gather into a crowd or mass.

Dissect

To cut apart to examine.

Famished

Extremely hungry.

Alter

To change or modify.

Contaminate

To make something impure or unclean.

Diverse

Showing a great deal of variety.

Fascinated

Intensely interested.

Amnesty

An official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses.

Copious

Abundant in supply or quantity.

Diversity

The state of being diverse; variety.

Fatigued

Very tired.

Analyze

To examine in detail.

Cordon

A group of people or a line of police officers preventing access.

Dogmatic

Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.

Fearless

Showing courage.

Annotate

To add notes or comments to a text.

Countenance

A person's face or facial expression.

Dolt

A stupid person.

Feckless

Lacking initiative or strength of character.

Apathetically

In a manner showing no interest or concern.

Covert

Not openly acknowledged or displayed.

Drudgery

Hard, menial, or dull work.

Flippant

Not showing a serious or respectful attitude.

Apothecary

A person who prepared and sold medicines.

Cower

To crouch down in fear.

Ebb

To gradually lessen or reduce.

Foibles

Minor weaknesses or eccentricities in someone's character.

Apprized

Informed or notified.

Craven

Contemptibly lacking in courage.

Ebullient

Cheerful and full of energy.

Foolhardy

Recklessly bold or rash.

Ascribe

To attribute something to a cause.

Credulity

A tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true.

Eccentric

Unconventional and slightly strange.

Foreshadowing

A warning or indication of a future event.

Assess

To evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of.

Credulous

Having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.

Edifices

Large buildings.

Forestalled

Prevented by taking action ahead of time.

Atonement

Reparation for a wrong or injury.

Cumbersome

Large or heavy and difficult to carry.

Edit

To prepare written material for publication by correcting or modifying.

Formidable

Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large.

Atrophies

Wastes away.

Curtailed

Reduced in extent or quantity.

Elastic

Able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after being stretched.

Fracas

A noisy disturbance or quarrel.

Aural

Related to the ear or the sense of hearing.

Degenerate

Having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable.

Emit

To produce and discharge (something, especially gas or radiation).

Fulcrum

The point against which a lever is in equilibrium.

Avidly

With great eagerness or enthusiasm.

Delayed

Postponed or late.

Emulate

To match or surpass a person or achievement, typically by imitation.

Futile

Incapable of producing any useful result.