ASVAB Word Knowledge Study Guide Part 4

Word List: Medium

The fourth part of our ASVAB Word Knowledge Study Guide is our medium difficulty word list. This list has another 50 words to study as you prepare for the Word Knowledge portion of your ASVAB test. Review each word and then quiz yourself on their definitions with the review quiz at the bottom of the page. Try not to use the table when answering the review questions to truly test your recall of the information.

Word	Definition
Abate	To reduce, lessen, deduct or omit
Abhor	To loathe or detest
Accolade	An award or honor
Adept	Very skilled or expert
Admonish	To caution against something; to scold
Alleviate	To make something easier to endure
Anomaly	A deviation from a commonality; a peculiar condition or situation
Ardent	Having or expressing intense feelings; passionate
Brusque	Blunt; abrupt in manner
Calamity	A great misfortune or disaster; an affliction
Candor	Free from bias; the quality of being honest or sincere
Clamor	A loud outcry or expression of emotion
Consensus	General agreement; majority of opinion
Copious	Large in quantity
Covert	Concealed or covered
Curtail	To cut off short
Dearth	A scarcity or inadequate supply
Debacle	A complete failure; a sudden downfall
Decamp	To depart quickly; to depart from a camp
Demise	Death or termination
Duplicity	Speaking or acting in two different ways as an act of deceit
Encounter	To meet
Estrange	To keep at a distance; to turn away in feeling
Hamper	To hold back or hinder; to interfere with
Hasten	Hurry
Hector	A bully; a domineering person
Impotent	Lacking in ability or power
Imprudent	Not cautious; lacking discretion
Indigenous	Native; innate or natural
Latent	Present but not yet visible or apparent; existing in potential
Nominal	Being something by name only; of or relating to names
Partisan	To support a person, group, party, or cause; a member of a light or irregular troop engaged in harassing an enemy
Prevail	To be widespread; to become dominant
Quell	To suppress or subdue
Query	A question; to question or inquire about something
Rampant	Raging; growing unchecked; violent in action or intention
Reconcile	To cause a person to accept something; to settle a dispute or bring into agreement
Recoup	To recover or regain
Rectify	To make right or correct
Redoubt	A temporary or supplementary fortification
Relinquish	To surrender or give up
Reprieve	To delay impending punishment or temporarily relieve from evil
Respite	A period of delay; to relieve temporarily
Rudimentary	Primitive; elementary
Sanction	Permission or approval; something that supports an action or condition
Tacit	Understood without open expression; silent, unspoken
Tangible	Definite or substantial; capable of being touched
Tedious	Monotonous, long, or tiresome
Tenuous	Thin or slender; lacking sound reasoning
Tirade	A long, often bitter, outburst or speech

Now that you’ve reviewed the word list above, try testing yourself with the review quiz below. This quiz features 20 words from the medium word list. Do your best not to look at the word chart and give an honest effort at remembering the words and definitions!

Part 4 Review Quiz:

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Question 1

Duplicity most nearly means

A	binary
B	dual
C	deceit
D	forthrightness

Question 1 Explanation:

"Duplicity" is speaking or acting in two contradictory ways, specifically as an act of deceit.

Question 2

Quell most nearly means

A	subdue
B	submit
C	question
D	qualify

Question 2 Explanation:

To quell something is to suppress or subdue it.

Question 3

Tenuous most nearly means

A	tense
B	delicate
C	firm
D	fortuitous

Question 3 Explanation:

Something is tenuous if it is delicately flimsy or lacks sound reasoning.

Question 4

Brusque most nearly means

A	bristly
B	tactful
C	dull
D	blunt

Question 4 Explanation:

"Brusque" and "blunt" are very close in meaning, both describing something that is terse or abrupt in manner.

Question 5

Abate most nearly means

A	build
B	abstain
C	diminish
D	delete

Question 5 Explanation:

To abate something is to lessen, or diminish, it.

Question 6

Rectify most nearly means

A	erect
B	amend
C	corrupt
D	start

Question 6 Explanation:

"Rectify" means to correct or amend something.

Question 7

Imprudent most nearly means

A	reckless
B	wrecked
C	discreet
D	uncouth

Question 7 Explanation:

Someone is imprudent if they are reckless and act without caution.

Question 8

Respite most nearly means

A	inaction
B	breach
C	censure
D	pause

Question 8 Explanation:

A respite is a pause or temporary relief of something.

Question 9

Tacit most nearly means

A	implied
B	misunderstood
C	quiet
D	unassured

Question 9 Explanation:

"Tacit" describes something that is understood without being openly stated. The word that comes closest to meaning this is "implied".

Question 10

Dearth most nearly means

A	flaw
B	deficiency
C	death
D	cessation

Question 10 Explanation:

A dearth is a scarcity or deficiency in something.

Question 11

Latent most nearly means

A	underlying
B	undying
C	questionable
D	nonexistent

Question 11 Explanation:

Something latent is an underlying quality or state that is not yet apparent.

Question 12

Impotent most nearly means

A	inundated
B	forgotten
C	stupid
D	incapable

Question 12 Explanation:

Someone is impotent if they are incapable of performing an action.

Question 13

Clamor most nearly means

A	terror
B	uproar
C	clumsiness
D	confusion

Question 13 Explanation:

"Clamor" is an outcry of emotion. "Uproar" has the most similar meaning.

Question 14

Admonish most nearly means

A	discuss
B	ask
C	argue
D	reprimand

Question 14 Explanation:

To admonish someone is to reprimand them, or to scold or caution them against something.

Question 15

Estrange most nearly means

A	odd
B	rid
C	align
D	alienate

Question 15 Explanation:

To estrange something from yourself, you alienate it or keep it at a distance.

Question 16

Sanction most nearly means

A	understand
B	authorize
C	safety
D	protection

Question 16 Explanation:

To sanction something is to authorize or approve of it.

Question 17

Tirade most nearly means

A	tyrant
B	reaction
C	outburst
D	scream

Question 17 Explanation:

A tirade is an angry or emotional outburst.

Question 18

Anomaly most nearly means

A	abnormality
B	admonishment
C	inequality
D	analogy

Question 18 Explanation:

Anomalies and abnormalities are both deviations from the normal.

Question 19

Rampant most nearly means

A	angry
B	uncontrolled
C	docile
D	untouched

Question 19 Explanation:

Something rampant is uncontrolled or growing/spreading unchecked.

Question 20

Covert most nearly means

A	lost
B	unidentified
C	surprising
D	clandestine

Question 20 Explanation:

Covert and clandestine both describe something that is hidden or concealed.

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