Asvab Practice test

Peal

(chime, carillon, ring, ringing, tintinnabulation "a peal of bells")(shriek, shout, scream, howl, gale, fit, roar, hoot)

Statchel

A bag carried on shoulder by a long strap and typically closed by flaps.

fortnight

A period of two weeks.

Whim

A sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained.( impulse, urge, notion, fancy, foible, caprice, conceit, vagary, inclination, megrim.)

Disconcerting

Alarming

Offish

Aloof or distant manner.( unapproachable.)

Amend

Alter or improve

Incure

Become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one's own behavior or actions. (Bring upon oneself, expose oneself to, lay oneself open to.)

Succinct

Brief

Terse

Brief, to the point, concise, succinct, crisp, pithy, incisive, trenchant, short sweet, laconic, elliptical

Wary

Cautious, carful, circumspect, on one's guard, chary, alert, on the lookout, on one's toes.

Incessant

Ceaseless, unceasing, constant, continual, unabating, interminable, endless, unending, never-ending, everlasting, eternal, perpetual, continuous, nonstop, around/round-the-clock, uninterrupted, unbroken, unremitting, persistent, relentless, unrelenting, unrelieved, sustained.

Fickle

Changing one's mind without care.

Belligerently

Combatively, aggressively, continuously, pugnaciously

Analogous

Comparable, parallel, similar, like, akin, corresponding, related, kindred, equivalent.

Turmoil

Confusion, upheaval, turbulence, tumult, disorder, disturbance, agitation, ferment, unrest, disquiet, trouble, disruption, chaos, mayhem

Inference

Deduction, conclusion, reasoning, conjecture, speculation, guess, presumption, assumption, supposition, reckoning, extrapolation.

Ravege

Devastated, ruined, destroy, wreak havoc on. Leave desolate.)

Defy

Disobey, go against, flout, fly in the face of, disregard, ignore.

Flaunt

Display(something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance.

Relish

Enjoy

ample

Enough, sufficient, adequate.

Ardor

Enthusiasm or zeal ( eagerness, fervor, devotion, passion.)

Zest

Enthusiasm, gusto, relish, appetite, eagerness, keenness, avidity, zeal, ardor, fervor, passion

Perpetual

Everlasting, never-ending, eternal, permanent, unending, endless, without end, lasting, long lasting, constant, abiding, enduring, perennial, timeless, ageless,deathless, undying, immortal.

Scold

Example: Mom took Anna away, scolding her for her bad behavior. Rebuke (sharp disapproval or criticism of someone because of their behavior or actions.

impose

Foist, force, inflict, press, urge.

Leeway

Freedom, scope, latitude, space, room, liberty, flexibility, license, free hand, free rein.

Gregarious

Friendly

Gluttonous

Greedy

blemish

Imperfection, flaw, defect, deformity, discoloration, disfigurement, bruise, scar, pit, pock, pimple, blackhead, wrat, scratch, cut, gash, mark, streak, spot,spot, smear, speck, blotch, smudge, smut, birthmark, mole, stigma.

Languid

Lazy

Inhabit

Lived in or occupied. (Occupy, people, populate, colonize, tenant.)

Reform

Make changes, correct, improve....etc.

Fidget

Make small movement,especially of the hand and feet, through nervousness or impatience.(Wriggle, squirm, twitch, jiggle, shuffle.)

Brevity

Make something short.

Sullen

Moody

Enigmatic

Mysterious

Ceaseless

Never ending

Mere

No more than, just, only, merely; no better than; a paltry, a measly, an insignificant, an ordinary, a minor, a little, a piddling, a piffling.

Surmount

Overcome, conquer, prevail over, triumph over, beat, vanquished.

acclaim

Praise, applaud, cheer, commend, approve, welcome, eulogize, compliment, celebrate.

Heyday

Prime, peak, height, pinnacle, summit, apex, acme, zenith, climax, high point; More

Prolific

Productive

Outgrowth

Protuberance, swelling, excrescence, growth, lump, bump, bulge; tumor, cancer, boil, carbuncle, pustule

Knead

Pummel, work, pound, squeeze, shape, mold.

Hoist

Raise, lift, haul up, jacked up, hike up.

abandon

Relinquish, renounce, disclaim, forgo, disown, disvow, discard.

Cerebral

Scholarly

Chide

Scold, chastise, upbraid, berate, reprimand, provoke, rebuke, admonish, censure, lambast, lectures.

Profane

Secular, lay, nonreligious, temporal.

Levelheaded

Sensible, practical, realistic, pragmatic, wise, reasonable, rational, mature, judicious, sound, businesslike, no-nonsense, well balanced, equable, coolheaded, self possessed.

Jarred

Shaken

Resplendent

Shiny

Curt

Short

Unison

Simultaneously, at the same time, (all) at once, (all) together. Example: they lift their arms in unison.

Bondage

Slavery, enslavement, servitude, subsection, oppression, domination, persecution.

Savory

Tasty

Jeek

Taunt, mock, ridicule, insult, abuse, heckle.

Lethargic

Tierd

Taut

Tight, stretched, rigid.

Articulate

To speak clearly and coherently. ( enunciate, express, lay out, state.)

Itinerant

Traveling, peripatetic, wandering, roving, roaming, touring, saddlebag, nomadic, gypsy, migrant, vagrant, vagabond.

Subterfuge

Trickery, intrigue, deviousness, deceit, deception, dishonesty, cheating, duplicity, guile, cunning, craftiness, chicanery, pretense, fraud, fraudulence

Sullied

contaminate (water, air, or a place) with harmful or poisonous substances.

sufficient

enough, plenty of, ample, adequate, satifactory.

occurence

event, instance, appearance, phenomenon, manifestation

Effervescent

lively.

Rudiments

synonyms: basics, fundamentals, essentials, first principles, foundation; More

Jovial

synonyms: cheerful, jolly, happy, cheery, good-humored, convivial, genial, good-natured, friendly, amiable, affable, sociable, outgoing; More

Foster

synonyms: encourage, promote, further, stimulate, advance, forward, cultivate, nurture, strengthen, enrich; help, aid, abet, assist, contribute to, support, back, be a patron of "he fostered the arts"

Abstemious

synonyms: self-denying, temperate, abstinent, moderate, self-disciplined, restrained, self-restrained, sober, austere, ascetic, puritanical, spartan, hair-shirt "the monks here have willingly chosen this abstemious life"

Buckled

synonyms: warp, bend, twist, curve, distort, contort, deform; bulge, arc, arch; crumple, collapse,

Erect

upright, straight, vertical, perpendicular, standing.