AFOQT Word Knowledge set

Denounce

To condemn or censure

Relinquish

Renounce or surrender

Concurrent

Occurring simultaneously

Dexterity

Skill in using hands/body

Indolent

Lazy

Demeanor

Behavior

Specious

Deceptive; false

Mercurial

Unpredictably changeable

Audacity

Boldness

Protagonist

Main character

Antagonist

Opponent; enemy

Adversary

Enemy; person/group who opposes/attacks

Mason

"Person who build with materials like bricks

Trowel

Tool used by a mason

Perjure

Make a false statement under oath

Ordinance

Rule or regulation

Ordance

Cannon or artillery

Tepid

Warm

Ordination

Formal inauguration of a priest

Meander

Proceed by/take a winding or indirect course; wander aimlessly

Intransigent

Uncompromising; inflexible

Intrepid

Courageous; dauntless

Attrition

Act of wearing down

Impartial

Unbiased;fair

Incidental

minor

Notorious

well-known

Dauntless

Fearless

Portend

Give warning beforehand

Feign

to pretend; fake

Virulent

highly infective

Voratious

Insatiably hungry

Gawdy

Excessively showy

Meretricious

Tawdry; show of flashy/vulgar attractions

Rustic

Living in the country

Tacit

Understood w/o being openly expressed. Silent/quiet.

Erratic

deviating from the usual or proper course in conduct/opinion; lacking consistency

Fervent

Intense; ardent

Ardent

Intense

Arbitrary

Selected at random

Confound

Confuse; perplex

Consecrate

Set apart as sacred

Conceive

Form in the mind

Constabulary

Armed police force

Placate

Appease; conciliate

Appease

"to bring to a state of peace

Tact

having sense of what to say in difficult situations

Brazen

Shameless; bold

Morsel

bite; small portion of food

Impart

make known; communicate

Jejune

uninteresting or empty

Impudent

Shameless

Denumerable

Countable

Prototype

Original model; paragon

Paragon

Prototype

Versatile

Having the ability to change from one task to another

Snub

Rebuff; ignore Synonym: spurn

Rebuff

reject in an abrupt manner

Adamant

refusing to be persuaded; inflexible

Prognosis

prediction of the outcome

Frenetic

frantic; frenzied

Altruistic

Unselfish

Trivial

of very little importance syn: Petty insignificant

Spurious

False; counterfeit

Equivocal

allowing the possibility of several different meanings;

ambiguous

open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal

Evasive

to escape from

Boon

Blessing

Pungent

affecting organs of sense/smell

Accolade

an award

Dissemble

Conceal the truth; give false appearance

Drawl

Speak in a slow manner

Littoral

of or relating to the shore; coast land waters

Delectable

very tasty

Deliberate

to do something with careful thought

Deleterious

harmful

Empennage

rear of an airplane/ship

Hallowed

Holy; sacred

Accede

to give consent/approval

Abased

behave so as to belitte/degrade someone

Deluge

Flood

Taxing

Burdensome

Satiation

To satisfy

Hone

Sharpen (a blade) syn: whet

Wince

Flinch

Conducive

Contributive; helpful

Phlegmatic

Unemotional; sluggish; calm and composed

Inanity

statement lacking sense

Pervasive

Spread throughout; permeating

Insurrection

Act of revolt

Adherent

Supporter; follower

Partisan

"an adherent or supporter of a person

Partition

divided; separated

Kinesthetic

Relating to a sensory experience

Mutiny

Revolt against authority

Scruple

a moral or ethical consideration

Temerity

Presumptuous daring; reckless boldness

Presumed

assumption of something as true.

Presumptuous

saying or doing something without right or permission example: a little kid speakas without thinking

Pretentious

Ostentatious; making an exaggerated outward show

Ostentatious

characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: