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ASVAB Word List # ASVAB/M21

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Explanation of boisterous (adjective)
forms: more boisterous; most boisterous; less boisterous; least boisterous
rambunctious; energetic

Sample of boisterous
The Wilkins didn't want the next door neighbor's son over because he was too boisterous for their taste.
Part of his spare time was taken up with the marching band of the university, but much of it was given to boisterous evenings drinking and singing with his companion -- always with a view to winning the girls' eyes and hearts.


   
Explanation of lavish (adjective)
forms: more lavish; most lavish; less lavish; least lavish
extremely generous (e.g. praise)

Sample of lavish
He was lavish with his money when he won the lottery.
Ruth sipped her drink and gazed across at Steve who was happily engrossed in their latest project, a presentation for one of the largest computer software companies in the UK, offering their salesmen lavish holidays in lavish Majorca in exchange for lavish rises in sales.


   
Explanation of effect (verb)
forms: effected; effecting; effects
to bring about; to cause; to influence someone or something

Sample of effect
He was not sure what the effect of his actions would be.


   
Explanation of intensive (adjective)
forms: more intensive; most intensive; less intensive; least intensive
thorough; exhaustingly complete (e.g. study)

Sample of intensive
Nuclear physics is an intensive course of study.
Intensive and uncontrolled fishing in Russia's Far Eastern seas may soon lead to the total exhaustion of fish stocks, according to the Russian procurator-general's office.


   
Explanation of pompous (adjective)
forms: pompous; more pompous; most pompous; less pompous; least pompous
to think highly of oneself; self-important

Sample of pompous
The pompous senator quickly annoyed the crowd he was speaking to.


   
Explanation of disdain (verb)
forms: disdained; disdaining; disdains
to look down on with scorn

Sample of disdain
The woman gave him a look of disdain when he asked her for a date.
Often disdaining to wear a left-hand glove, he tore into the bowling to such effect that he scored around 62 runs per hour, a rate beaten by no "proper" batsman in cricket history except Jessop.


   
Explanation of patent (adjective)
forms: patent; more patent; most patent; less patent; least patent
very easy to see; obvious

Sample of patent
It was a patent attempt of extortion from his work.
The right coronary artery is a little irregular and not quite normal, but it is certainly patent and no surgeon would operate if shown that picture.


   
Explanation of diffident (adjective)
forms: more diffident; most diffident; less diffident; least diffident
shy

Sample of diffident
He seemed overly diffident to his boss at his promotion party.
He was diffident, seemingly vague, declaring a lack of knowledge and ignorance of education and of teaching, and that he knew only what he had learned through his own work as a painter.


   
Explanation of imminent (adjective)
forms: more imminent; most imminent; less imminent; least imminent
looming; about to happen (e.g. storm)

Sample of imminent
If someone didn't move a crash would be imminent.
Senior policemen have also queued up in numbers to deliver their judgments against the decline in public morals, and to warn of the imminent eclipse of the old standards and traditions.


   
Explanation of instill (verb)
forms: instilled; instilling; instills
to slowly inject ideas into the mind

Sample of instill
She tried to instill honest qualities in her children.
No woman can take her personal safety for granted and every parent must instill into their children the need to be vigilant and sensible.
Elected or unelected public officials can normally maintain and strengthen their support in society, alter the attitudes of opponents, and neutralize, weaken or instill uncertainty amongst their enemies.


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