ASVAB word comprehension questions and answers graded A+

ASVAB word comprehension questions and answers graded A+ Abate (v) Reduce, Diminish, become less in amount or intensity; Derelict (adj.) - run-down, abandoned Beneficent kindly; doing good Abdicate to give up a position, right, or power Abound to be plentiful Abscond Depart suddenly and secretively Adversary An enemy, opponent Allot to assign or distribute in shares or portions Amity friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations Anomie instability caused by an erosion of value or lack of purpose. Appraise estimate value of; N. appraisal Arcanum a secret or mystery Obscure difficult to understand; partially hidden Vague unclear Inertia Resistance of an object to a change in its motion Ambigous Unclear; having more than one interpretation Corrugated wrinkled; ridged Vestibule a small entrance hall or anteroom; lobby Jetty A structure that projects into the water and protects the shore Eulogy Speech of praise or written work of praise, esp. a speech given at a funeral Glut an excess; too much of something Immerse cause to be submerged, dip or submerge in liquid Lofty Of imposing height, especially standing out above others Accost Speak to someone Despicable Deserving of hatred or disgust Debonai (adj.) pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance Spondee a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables Momentous Very important Offish lacking cordiality; unfriendly Transpose change; switch