ASVAB Vocab

Alacrity

Eager to do something; cheerful promptness

Ameliorate

Improve a situation, make it better or more bearable.

Rescinded

To revoke, cancel, or repeal a decision or law.

Impetus

The force or motivation behind an action or movement, often driving change or progress.

Abate

To lessen something usually undesirable. "We waited for the wind to abate before leaving the house."

Abdicate

To give up a position of power and duties

Abridge

To shorten a book, speech, or piece of writing (synonym: curtail)

stalwart

someone who is loyal, dependable, reliable, and supportive

Assuage (pronounced - ahswage)

Lessen unpleasant feelings, to calm someone down, pacify

Amass

To collect a large amount of money, evidence, or information - “He amassed a huge fortune from her novels.”

Amenable

ready, open to influence, agreeable

Capricious

unpredictable change, random (synonymish - arbitrary)

Antecedent

a thing that causes something else, or comes before “The egg is the antecedent of the chicken.”

Apprise

make aware of, notify “Keep me apprised”

Audacious

Willingness to take bold risks, driven by confidence and strategic vision (synonym - intrepid, brazen)

Caucus

closed political meeting

Conspicuous

very easy to notice, or attention-attracting, obvious “She felt very conspicuous in her bright pink jacket.”

Conscientious

extreme care and great effort "She is a conscientious student who always turns in well-researched assignments."

Coup

A sudden, forceful, and illegal change of the government “ "The military generals organized a swift coup and took control of the capital city."

Deference

showing respectful submission, yielding to authority "In deference to local customs, the soldiers removed their boots before entering the building."

Onerous

difficult, a task or responsibility thats burdensome (pronounced - ownerous)

Disparate

Different, unalike, distinct in kind “The cultures were so disparate that adjustment was nearly impossible.”

Contrived

Fake, artificial, and forced “A contrived smile”

Contrive

To plan cleverly, invent, or manage to do something

Clandestine

kept secret because it is illicit, illegal, or meant to avoid attention (synonyms - furtive, surreptitious, stealthy, covert)

Faction

A small group inside a larger group or government that has opposing opinions/interests

Fetid

smells extremely unpleasant

Abrogate

to officially end or abolish a law

empirical

verifiable with direct evidence rather than theory or logic

Intrepid

brave, very fearless

cursory

done hastily without paying attention to small details, rapid, or superficial

futile

incapable of producing useful results, pointless

ample

having more than enough of something

Poignant

evokes a sense of deep emotion, often melancholic and sad

vociferous

expressing feelings in an extreme/forceful way

sedulous

showing careful, persistent effort/dedication to a task

obstreperous

noisy, unruly, stubborn

ardent

expressing very strong feelings or enthusiasm

droll

amusing in an odd, whimsical, or dry way

vehement

impassioned expression of emotion

opine

to express an opinion

propitiative

intending to win back the favor of someone

compendious

containing all information in a brief, concise and thorough way

Fecund

Fertile

Laconic

using very few words to express a lot, seeming blunt, brief, or mysterious (synonyms; Terse, succinct, curt, taciturn)