ASVAB Words Flashcards
abnormal
deviating from normal
accessible
within reach
acclimated
accustomed to
accredit
to attribute to
accumulate
to gather or gain
achievement
the act of achieving
acoustic
pertaining to sound
acquitted
freed from
acrophobia
fear of heights
acute
sharp or severe
adjacent
sharing a border
aerial
of the air
aerobic
occurring in the presence of oxygen
aggravate
to make more severe
allege
to claim without proving
alliance
connection between groups
amateur
one who pursues a study as a hobby
ambidextrous
capable of using both hands equally well
analogy
assumption that if two things are alike in some ways they will be alike in others
analysis
the act of breaking a whole into its parts
anarchy
a society with no government
anecdote
a short narrative
annihilate
to utterly destroy
annul
to make into nothing
antagonist
one who opposes
antenatal
prior to birth
anterior
toward the front
antisocial
against being social
antithesis
contrast of ideas
apparatus
equipment meant for a specific use
aquatic
living in water
attain
to reach to
atypical
not typical
audiology
science of hearing
autocratic
ruled by a monarch with absolute rule
automatic
self acting
auxiliary
providing help
beneficial
helpful to well-being
benevolence
an act of kindness or goodwill
bisect
to divide into two parts
bona fide
in good faith
buoyant
able to float
bureaucrat
an administrator
calculation
the act of determining by mathematical process
carcinogen
substance that initiates cancer
caricature
distortion by exaggeration
carnivorous
eating flesh
cartographer
map-maker
catalyst
a substance that creates a reaction
catastrophe
a momentous, tragic event
censorship
overseeing or excluding items that may be objectional
chagrin
distress because of failure or humiliation
changeable
able or likely to vary
characteristic
typical or distinctive quality
chastise
to punish
circumscribe
draw a line around or encircle
circumstantial
dependent on a situation
cognizance
knowledge through perception or reason
coherence
the state of sticking together
coincide
to be in the same place at the same time
colossal
big enough to astonish
comparative
relating to the examination of similarities
composite
a whole made up of discrete parts
concede
to yield
conceit
excessive self regard
conceive
to become pregnant
conciliate
to be united or drawn together
condemn
to state something is wrong
condescend
to become less formal
confer
to givec
congruent
consistent with
connoisseur
an expert judge
conscientious
adhering to rules of moral goodness
consensus
agreement in general
consistency
firmness of character
controversial
causing opposing views
coordinates
sets of numbers used to indicate a place
corollary
related to a main idea
correlate
to establish a relationship between
culprit
criminal
curriculum
courses offered by a school
curtail
cut short
debacle
complete disaster
debacle
complete disaster
decadent
characterized by overindulgence
deceit
the practice of lying
deferential
showing respect
deferred
put off
defoliate
to strip a plant of its leaves
democracy
government ruled by the people
depose
to remove from from a high position
despondence
loss of hope
detrimental
harmful to
devastation
ruin created through violence
devise
to create through violenced
dilettante
one who dabbles
diligence
energetic effort
disastrous
creating suffering
disdainful
filled with scorn
dispensable
something that can be done away with
disservice
an unhelpful behavior
diversified
balanced among various classes
doctrine
instruction or teaching
ecosystem
community or organisms interacting with the environment
ecstasy
a state beyond one’s control
efficiency
characterized by productivity
elevation
the height to which something is raised
eligible
able to be chosen
eminent
standing out as notable
endeavor
concentrated effort
equilibrium
balance
evoke
draw forth or bring out
exhaustion
the state of being drained or fatigued
exhibition
the act of showing
exhilarate
to male excited
external
on the outside
extinct
no longer in existence
extraneous
not needed
exuberance
the state of being excessive or uncontained
fallacy
a false or erroneous belief
feasible
capable of occurring
federation
a larger political entity formed from smaller ones
feisty
full of lively energy
fictictious
something made up or pretend
fiscal
having to do with finances
forcibly
using violence against opposition