ASVAB Vocab

Markedly different from an accepted norm.

Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.

To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).

To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath.

A washing or cleansing, especially of the body.

To abolish, repeal.

To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest.

Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food.

Dealing with matters difficult to be understood.

To touch at the end or boundary line.

To agree.

To comply; submit.

Harshly pungent or bitter.

Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination.

An old saying.

Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability.

Gentle reproof.

To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem.

easy to approach

to cause to appear greatly

to make heavier, worse, or more burdensome

able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally

in eager desire

cheerful willingness

a covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room

to make less burdensome or less hard to bear

not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others

to mix or blend together in a homogeneous body

having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease

having a double meaning

to relieve, as from pain or hardship

anything forbidden, as by social usage

the utterance of criticism or censure

hatred

of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah

anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like

confidence, coolness

of doubtful authority or authenticity

the climax

false

delificaiton

ghost

to soothe by quieting anger or indignation

appropriate

to give notice to; to inform

sanction

of or pertaining to a tree or trees

intensity of passionn or affection

a specialized vocabulary peculiar to a particular group

notoriously bad

given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion

to assign as a quality or attribute

harshness or roughness of temper

unceasing persistent

to cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease

harsh in disposition or character

keen in discernment

amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury

fearless

omen

favorable omen

severely simple; unadorned

any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence

one who or that which aids or helps, expecially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory

passion for getting and keeping riches

to avouch, justify or prove

a mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing

to declare openly

malignant

commonplace

to make warm by genial heat

to make suprememly happy

to smear over, as with something oily or sticky

warlike

manifesting a warlike spirit

a doer of kindly and chartitable acts

any act of kindness or well-doing

good and kind of heart

to scold severely

to confuse the perceptions or judgment of

flattery intended to persuade

noisily or offensively loud or clamorous

joyous

unchecked merriment or animal spirits

to support, as something wrong

inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects

rude

the violation of official duty, lawful right, or a legal obligation

fragile

to mention, for the first time

full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit

having the power or tendency to float or keep afloat

to make brilliant or shining

a number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose

a disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones

to impose on or dupe by flattering speech

without experience of the world

slander

straightforward

to talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity

roomy

to surrender or stipulate terms

hypercritical

to punish

opacity of the lens of the eye resulting in complete or partial blindness

sarcastic and severe

to criticize severely; also, an expression of disapproval

a captain of a company of one hundred infantry in the ancient Roman army

keen vexation, annoyance, or mortification, as at one's failures or errors

careful; wary; cautious

the use of trickery to deceive

indirect or roundabout expression

to treat as a baby or an invalid

to force

existing during the same period of time; also, a contemporary

appealing strongly to the reason or conscience

consider carefully and deeply; ponder

taking notice

pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary

a secret agreement for a wrongful purpose

fit to be eaten

to serve as a remembrance of

politeness

to make complete

to conduct or behave (oneself)

remorseful feeling

self-flattering opinion

tending to reconcile

harmony

to agree

to abridge

a great fire, as of many buildings, a foresst, or the like

the place where streams meet

to coagulate

to unite

a critical judge of art, especially one with thorough knowledge and sound judgment of art

to comfort

clearly visible

panic

to bind

to bring to completion

touching or joining at the edge or boundary

broken in spirit because of a sense of sin

rebellious

plenteous

the horn of plenty, symbolizing peace and prosperity

of a material nature; physical

to put in some relation of connection or correspondence

confirmation

made to resemble something else

to offset

concealed, especially for an evil purpose

to crouch down tremblingly, as through fear or shame

coarse or thick in nature or structure, as opposed to think or fine

easily deceived

avarice

rapid and superficial

to cut off or cut short

that to which general interest or attention is directed

scarcity, as of something customary, essential, or desirable

to delay or put off to some other time

to deem worthy of notice or account

hurtful, morally or physically

to represent by sketch or diagram

to overwhelm with a flood of water

an unprincipled politician

inhabitant

that part of a play or story in which the mystery is cleared up

to reduce or lessen, as by use, exhaustion, or waste

testimony legally taken on interrogatories and reduced to writing, for use as evidence in court

to render bad, especially morally bad

to express disapproval or regret for, with hope for the opposite

to ridicule

redicule

coming or acquired from some origin

to discern

any remedy which, when applied externally, dries up or absorbs moisture, as that of wounds

a state of disuse or inactivity

not connected with what precedes

to frighten away

readiness, precision, efficiency, and ease in any physical activity or in any mechanical work

transparent

a bitter or malicious criticism

pertaining to teach

self-distrust

affected or possessed with self-distrust

to enlarge in all directions

tending to cause delay

to withhold permission or sanction

to put to confusion

to disturb the composure of

hepelessly sad; also, saddening; cheerless

to look upon with disfavor

to injure the reputation of

judicious

disordered; disorderly; untidy

to hide by pretending something different

to sow or scatter abroad, as seed is sown

disagreement

a breaking up of a union of persons

bewildered

to tell or make known, as something previously private or secret

making statements without argument or evidence

being in a state of or resembling sleep

doubtful

double-dealing

anthing made of clay and baked in a kiln or dried in the sun

showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling

given to eating

suitable to be eaten

to draw out

exhausted, as having performed its functions

the power to produce an intended effect as shown in the production of it

unblushing impudence

splendor

extreme

any place of exit

a lyric poem lamenting the dead

to educe or extract gradually or without violence

to bring out more clearly the facts concerning

to waste away in flesh

to make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or ornamental features

to misappropriate secretly

to set forth publicly or in glowing terms

a formal or discriminating expression of praise

a burdensome and troublesome load

peculiar to some specified country or people

to render ineffective or inoperative

to produce

to cut or carve in or upon some surface

a riddle

hatred

to involve in difficulties, confusion, or complications

to ask for or request earnestly

indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintiness of appetite

word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attibute of is objects, as in "Father Aeneas"

a simplified representation

equal and uniform; also, serene

evenness of mind or temper

calmness; composure

a state of balance

ambiguous

to use words of double meaning

to destroy thoroughly

roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallant deeds

irregular

incorrect

very-learned

to keep clear of

to keep close watch

a spoken or written laudation of a person's life or character

characterized by agreeableness of sound

fleeting

to make manifest or evident

to call or summon forth

to make more sharp, severe, or virulent

to relieve of blame

thorough and complete in execution

a critical period or condition

state of requiring immediate action; also, an urgent situation; also, that which is required in a

to speak or write at some length

contributing to personal advantage

to make satisfaction or amends for

to clear from involvement

to discuss

to deprive of possession; also, to transfer (another's property) to oneself

still existing and known

without stusdied or special preparation

to diminish the gravity or importance of

being no longer in existence

to render extinct

to root out; to eradicate

to praise in the highest terms

to obtain by biolence, threats, compulsion, or the subjection of another to some necessity

having no essential relation to a subject

rich supply

amusing

not difficult to do

turbulent

illogical

idiotic

a young deer

any sham, pretense, or deceptive movement

a criminal or depraved person

savageness

inense

ardor or intensity of feeling

loyalty

subtle contrivance used to gain a point

characterized by extravagance and in general by want of good taste

having a light, pert, trifling disposition

flushed with red

to treat with contempt

a personal weakness or failing

to nurse to life or activity; to encourage

characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress and the niceties of manners

patient endurance or toleration of offenses

to lose possession of through failure to fulfill some obligation

counterfeiting

to renounce upon oath

easily broken

frenzied

economical

fleeting

to cause to explode

offensive from excess of praise or commendation

to contradict; to deny

the whole ranage or sequence

given to constant trivial talking

relevant

to make gestures or motions, as in speaking,m or in place of speech

a faint, wavering, unsteady light

flimsy

a connoisseur in the delicacies of the table

speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style

sociable, outgoing

creating affliction

duplicity

credulous

calm

a triade

one who or that which foreruns and announces the coming of any person or thing

adv. precipitately, as in diving

odiously sinful

an opinion or doctrine subversive of settled beliefs or accepted principles

consisting of dissimilar elements or ingredients of different kinds

having a hairy covering

to deceive

disposed to treat strangers or guests with generous kindness

extreme insincerety

an image-breaker

a mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual

low in character or purpose

shameful

unlawful

a misunderstanding attended by ill feeling, perplexity, or strife

to dye; to instill profoundly

without spot or blemish

dangerous and close at hand

unchangeable

to cause to bwecome less or worse

unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling

having no money

to be an obstacle or to place obstacles in the way of

obligatory

insisting on obedience

calm

impenetrable

impulsive

irreverence toward God

incapable of being pacified

to show or prove to be involved in or concerned

implied

urgent in character, request, or demand

to harass with persistent demands or entreaties

anything done or said on the impulse of the moment

lacking foresight or thrift

to assail with arguments, insinuations, or accusations

to attribute

accidental

silly

unceasing

inccipient

initial

to rouse to a particular action

unsuitable for the time, place, or occasion

to teach by frequent repetitions

that can nnot be blotted out, effaced, destroyed, or removed

poverty

native

vague

laziness

habitually inactive or idle

unconquerable

yielding to the desires or humor of oneself or those under one's care

unutterable

impossible to avoid

not fit or suitable

unrelenting

to instill, introduce, or inculcate, as principles or qualities

adverse

harmless

impenetrably mysterious or profound

imperceptible

to imply

tasteless

nonchalant

the state of being in active resistance to authority

authoritative act of prohibition

time between acts or periods

not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course

fearless and bold

the act of observing and analyzing one's own thoughts and feelings

to fill with an overflowing abundance

to harden or toughen by use, exercise, or exposure

one who is disabled by illness or injury

an utterance intended to cast censure, or reproach

to utter vehement censure or invective

habitual

showing or feeling envy

not to be conquered, subdues, or overcome

a small or insignificant mark or part

prone to anger

moved to anger

wrath

wearisome

wandering

to wander from place to place

inclined to joke

merry

prudent

a council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon the affairs of government

given to shedding tears

listless

relaxed

lustful

lack of vitality or energy

dormant

praiseworthy

pertaining to , expressing, or containing praise

a bequest

an embankment beside a river or stream or an arm of the sea, to prevent overflow

frivolity

frivolity

a dictionary

defamation

wanton

a legal claim or hold on property, as security for a debt or charge

inattentive

supple

talkative

indicating sorrow, often ridiculously

one of the heavenly bodies as a source of light

shining

a condition or uneasiness or ill-being

one who is dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs

ill will

to speak evil of, especially to do so falsely and severly

pliant

the unnecessary and indiscriminate killing of human beings

foolishly and tearfully affectionate

sickening or insipid

sweetly or smoothly flowing

untrue

a beggar

alluring by false or gaudy show

to hypnotize

over-cautious

courage

having courage or spirit

the world or universe on a small scale

the external appearance or manner of a person

fond of tricks

a villian

a person given to saving and hoarding unduly

a name wrongly or mistakenly applied

temperance

a small or token amount

to soothe

to cast off, as hair, feathers, etc

the unreasonable pursuit of one idea

caused by or denoting a diseased or unsound condition of body or mind

biting

on the point of dying

gloomy

having great diversity or variety

worldly, as opposed to spiritual or celestial

extraordinarily generous

a vast indefinite number

the lowest point

wicked in the extreme

apt to omit what ought to be done

having the character of a beginner

very offensive, particularly to the sense of smell

any scheme or recipe of a charlatan character

hurtful

having no power or force

impassive to feelings of humanity or pity

to darken; to obscure

slanting; said of lines

showing a servile readiness to fall in with the wishes or will of another

boisterous

to be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence

tending to be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence

to clear away or provide for, as an objection or difficulty

hateful

a feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust

intermeddling with what is not one's concern

portentous

burdensome or oppressive

a burden or responsibility

the state of being scornfully reproached or accused of evil

to convert into bone

a display dictated by vanity and intended to invite applause or flattery

exclusion from intercourse or favor, as in society or politics

to exclude from public or private favor

the roof of the mouth

magnificent

to cause to appear less quilty

perceptible by feeling or touch

a remedy or medicine proposed for or professing to cure all diseases

a formal and elaborate eulogy, written or spoken, of a person or of an act

a full set of armor

a model of excellence

a member of a degraded class, a social outcast

a sudden outburst of any kind of activity

unduly sparing in the use of expenditure of money

characterized by or exhibiting undue or unreasoning devotion to a party

the quality in any form of representation that rouses emotion or sympathy

fewness

a small breach of propriety or principle

one who journeys on foot

translucent

a bias in favor of something

excessively sparing in the use of money

indigence

a wandering

precluding question or appeal

treachery

half-hearted

walking about

a solemn assertion of a falsity

to pervade

tending to kill or hunt

banter

acuteness or discernment

mental excitement or confusion

to convert into a substance of stony hardness and character

displaying impatience

not easily roused to feeling or action

the external appearance merely

religious

to excite a slight degree of anger in

to bring from a state of angry or hostile feeling to one of patience or friendliness

a written or spoken statement that is flat, dull, or commonplace

an argument to obtain some desired action

entire

excess; superabundance

a weight suspended by a line to test the verticality or something

a piecwe of lead for making soundings, adjusting walls to the vertical

severely painful or acute to the spirit

speaking several tongues

unusually weighty or forcible

to indicate as being about to happen, especially by previous signs

anything that indicates what is to happen

perilous

to prevent

having the mental faculties prematurely developed

to be chief in importance, quantity, or degree

coming too soon

to foretell

knowledge of events before they take place

that which may be logically assumed to be true until disproved

extraordinary

of wide extent or frequent occurrence

to use ambiguous or evasive language for the purposeof deceiving or diverting attention

stiffly proper

primitive

virtue or integrity tested and confirmed

a natural inclination

delay

one wasteful or extravagant, especially in the use of money or property

immense

shameless viciousness

recklessly wasteful

produced or displayed in overabundance

verbose

nearness

kindly disposed

unimaginative

to reject, as a teaching or a practice, with condemnation or denunciation

bulging

anticipating and making ready for the future wants or emergencies

caution

childish

quarrelsome

strictly observant of the rules or forms prescribed by law or custom

the quality of affecting the sense of smell

iwthout spirit or bravery

a heap of combustibles arranged for burning a dead body

a fit of nausea

a puzzling predicament

an utterly trivial distinction or objection

being quient, still, or at rest; inactive

being in a state of repose or inaction

chivalrous or romantic to a ridiculous or extravagant degree

of an everyday character; ordinary

a person skilled in telling stories

to divide or subdivide into branches or subdivisions

sieze by force, avaricious

harsh

pertaining to, of the nature of, causing, or favoring reaction

a peremptory or unexpected rejection of advances or approaches

marked by stubborn resistance

to withdraw formally one's belief (in something previously believed or maintained)

equal mutual reights and benefits granted and enjoyed

one who lives in retirement or seclusion

incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding

becoming raw or sore again

to recover

formidable

to set right, as a wrong by compensation or the punishment of the wrongdoer

not amenable to control

to give unusual pleasure

the killing of a king or soverign

to say or do again and again

to suffer a return of a disease after partial recovery

to present a verbal or written protest to those who have power to right or prevent a wrong

to restore after deteriorating, as a building

a meal; figuratively, any refreshment

to force or keep back in a manner, physically or mentally

to indulge in fretfulness and faultfinding

one abandoned to depravity and sin

to refuse to have anything to do with

grossly offensive

necessary

to repasy either good or evil to, as to a person

to make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or a superior authority

the power of springing back to a former position

able to reinforce sound by sympathetic vibration

interval of rest

resisting control

the group of people who accompany an important person during travels

to regard with worshipful veneration

humble

indulging in or manifesting coarse indencency or obscenity

capable of exciting laughter

round from fullness or plumpness

a lawless or recklessly brutal fellow

to chew over again, as food previously swallowed and regurgitated

able to discern and distinquish with wise perception

having strong sexual desires

standing out prominently

healthful; promoting health

beneficial

to approve authoritatively

cheerfully confident; optimistic

scornfully or bitterly sarcastic

to satisfy fully the appetite or desire of

a very lascivious person

to perceive by tasste or smell

the sheath or a sword or similar bladed weapon

the faintest ray

hasty, careless writing

persevering in effort or endeavor

the order in which a number or persons, things, or events follow one another in space or time

separation

characterized by skill at understanding and profiting by circumstances

any position having emoluments with few or no duties

curving in and out

usually, a small light boat propelled by oars

a person habitually lazy or idle

comfort in grief, trouble, or calamity

having sufficient funds to pay all debts

tending to produce sleep

sleepy

resonant

reasoning sound in appearance only, especially when designedly deceptive

causing sleep; also, something that causes sleep

filthy, morally degraded

plausible

not genuine

having a dirty, mean, poverty-stricken appearance

to stop the flowing of; to check

a mark of infamy or token of disgrace attaching to a person oas the result of evil-doing

cheap, unwilling to spend money

expressing no power of feeling or perceiving

to place or plunge under water

evasion

concise

rich and costly

exhibiting haughty and careless contempt

being more than is needed

superfluous

to displace

lying on the back

to prevent from being disclosed or punished

an additional amount charged

to feed to fullness or to satienty

a specific capability of feeling or emotion

a luxurious person

a servile flatterer, especially of those in authority or influence

a syllabus or summary

disinclined to conversation

stretched tight

foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness

pithy

lakcing courage

dull; sluggish; inactive

excessively hot

abounding in irregular bends or turns

easily led or controlled

to break a law

one who or that which is only of temporary existence

existing for a short time only

hard or agonizing labor

a grotesque imitation

cutting deeply and quickly

nervous uncertainty of feeling

made commonplace by frequent repetition

ferocity

having the character or the spirit of a savage

in a state of turmoil; muddled

swollen

depravity

the act of training or the state of being under instruction

one slightly skilled in or acquainted with any trade or profession

being present everywhere

not so pertinent as something else to the matter spoken of

a sense of injury

oily

to subvert in an underhand way

tro move like a wave or in waves

causing annoyance or hindrance

to reproach as deserving blame

a sudden desire or action

excessive, pretentious, and demonstrative vanity

courageous

having lost sparkling quality and flavor

having marks or patches of different colors; also, varied

very eqger or urgent

mercenary, corrupt

outside show or elegance

that may be pardoned or forgiven, a forgivable sin

habitually disposed to speak the truth

truthfulness

use of many words without necessity

wordy

green with vegetation

real; true; genuine

a visible trace, mark, or impression, of something absent, lost, or gone

a change, especially a complete change, of condition or circumstances as of fortune

alert and intent mental watchfulness in guarding against danger

being on the alert to discover and ward off danger or insure safety

loud talkative woemn, strong statured women

rare, curious, beautiful quality

the face, countenance, or look of a person

to contaminate

to overwhelm with wordy abuse

to endue with life

making a loud outcry

changeable

having great fluency in speaking

to transfer (the young) from dependency on monther's milk to another form of nourishment

capricious

attractive

the intellectual and moral tendencies that characterize any age or epoch