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.
