ASVAB word knowledge

Abandon

To leave, or give up the control of, something

Abundant

In great quantity; well supplied in something, usually resources

Adversary

A person or group that opposes; a foe or enemy

Ample

Plentiful; of sufficient amount

Apex

The peak, tip, or climax of something

Assimilate

To conform to the customs and attitudes of a group or nation

Blemish

A defect or flaw

Brevity

Shortness of time; briefness

Candid

Honest

Cease

To stop

Colleague

An associate

Conclude

To bring to an end

Confident

Full assurance; sureness in oneself

Credible

Believable, trustworthy

Depot

A place where supplies and materials are stored for distribution

Dilemma

A difficult problem or situation

Disdain

A feeling of scorn and contempt towards something

Dissent

To disagree with or differ from the majority, often a political party, government, or church

Dupe

To deceive or fool someone; a person who is easily fooled

Effective

Adequate to accomplish a purpose; functioning

Erect

In an upright position; to build or construct

Frugal

Not wasteful; spending very little

Impair

To damage or cause to become worse

Incite

To encourage or prompt to action

Induce

Bring about, produce, or cause; to persuade or influence someone

Inform

To give knowledge about a fact or circumstance

Jeer

To shout at or taunt someone

Jeopardy

Hazard or risk of harm; danger

Juvenile

Young; a young person

Keen

Sharp; extremely responsive; intense in feeling

Origin

The source of something; the first stage of existence of something

Plight

An unfavorable condition or situation

Potential

Possible; capable of being or becoming

Prejudice 

An unreasonable and damaging opinion formed of a group

Punctual

Prompt; on time

Recur

To occur again; to return to the mind

Refrain

To abstain from doing or saying something

Relish

Liking or enjoying something

Rogue

A mischievous or dishonest person

Rout

A decisive defeat; a disorderly crowd

Shun

To avoid or keep away from

Sinister

Bad, evil, or wicked

Resolve

Determination or firmness of purpose; to determine something

Stigma

A mark of disgrace on one’s reputation; a mental or physical mark that signals defect

Strategy

A plan, method, or series of maneuvers used to obtain a specific result

Sturdy

strongly built or composed

Taunt

To mock in an insulting manner

Timid

Lacking in courage or self-assurance

Vacate

To give up possession of something or leave a space or position

Vigor

Healthy energy or power; active strength

Abate

To reduce, lessen, deduct or omit

Abhor

To loathe or detest

Accolade

An award or honor

Adept

Very skilled or expert

Admonish

To caution against something; to scold

Alleviate

To make something easier to endure

Anomaly

A deviation from a commonality; a peculiar condition or situation

Ardent

Having or expressing intense feelings; passionate

Brusque

Blunt; abrupt in manner

Calamity

A great misfortune or disaster; an affliction

Candor

Free from bias; the quality of being honest or sincere

Clamor

A loud outcry or expression of emotion

Consensus

General agreement; majority of opinion

Copious

Large in quantity

Covert

Concealed or covered

Curtail

To cut off short

Dearth

A scarcity or inadequate supply

Debacle

A complete failure; a sudden downfall

Decamp

To depart quickly; to depart from a camp

Demise

Death or termination

Duplicity

Speaking or acting in two different ways as an act of deceit

Encounter

To meet

Estrange

To keep at a distance; to turn away in feeling

Hamper

To hold back or hinder; to interfere with

Hasten

Hurry

Hector

A bully; a domineering person

Impotent

Lacking in ability or power

Imprudent

Not cautious; lacking discretion

Indigenous

Native; innate or natural

Latent

Present but not yet visible or apparent; existing in potential

Nominal

Being something by name only; of or relating to names

Partisan

To support a person, group, party, or cause; a member of a light or irregular troop engaged in harassing an enemy

Prevail

To be widespread; to become dominant

Quell

To suppress or subdue

Query

A question; to question or inquire about something

Rampant

Raging; growing unchecked; violent in action or intention

Reconcile

To cause a person to accept something; to settle a dispute or bring into agreement

Recoup

To recover or regain

Rectify

To make right or correct

Redoubt

A temporary or supplementary fortification

Relinquish 

To surrender or give up

Reprieve

To delay impending punishment or temporarily relieve from evil

Respite

A period of delay; to relieve temporarily

Rudimentary

Primitive; elementary

Sanction

Permission or approval; something that supports an action or condition

Tacit

Understood without open expression; silent, unspoken

Tangible

Definite or substantial; capable of being touched

Tedious

Monotonous, long, or tiresome

Tenuous

Thin or slender; lacking sound reasoning

Tirade

A long, often bitter, outburst or speech