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ASVAB Word List # ASVAB/M23

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Explanation of buttress (noun)
form plural: buttresses
usually a brick or stone structure constructed for support or reinforcement

Sample of buttress
The buttress kept the old building from collapsing.
Because of the flying buttress system, it became possible to construct thinner walls as time passed instead of increasing the thickness to offset the large windows and higher vaults.


   
Explanation of famish (verb)
forms: famished; famishing; famishes
to starve; to endure severe hunger; to starve to death

Sample of famish
Famished people exist all over the world.
"The hotel bar was closed and we were all famished so it seemed like a good idea to trek down to the local pub to search out a few sarnies", says Mike.


   
Explanation of don (verb)
forms: donned; donning; dons
to put on (e.g. clothing); to wear something

Sample of don
Don your protective suits, said the commander.
Tim donned the Father Christmas outfit to join in the festive fun and give everyone another teaser.


   
Explanation of aquatic (adjective)
forms: more aquatic; most aquatic; less aquatic; least aquatic
living, growing or practicing in or on water

Sample of aquatic
Divers work in an aquatic environment.
Inorganic pollution is not harmful to aquatic life to the same extent, unless it happens to be toxic; thus its consequences are frequently less evident.


   
Explanation of incoherent (adjective)
forms: more incoherent; most incoherent; less incoherent; least incoherent
not clearly connected; showing no patterns

Sample of incoherent
The drunk was almost incoherent when he spoke.


   
Explanation of ominous (adjective)
forms: ominous; more ominous; most ominous; less ominous; least ominous
threatening; often frightening

Sample of ominous
The sky looks very ominous before a tornado.
He was cutting his journey fine and it was only by actually jogging from Friedrichstrasse, and feeling a fool for doing so, apart from almost breaking his neck by slipping on the icy pavement, that he arrived at his office before the ominous red line was drawn.
Nowadays in Hungary, when the dismantling of red stars -- from public buildings, from railway engines, and perhaps even from the gravestones of party members --; has become a minor industry, nobody worries about ominous knocks on the door.


   
Explanation of civil (adjective)
forms: more civil; most civil; less civic; least civic
courteous

Sample of civil
The couple promised to remain civil during their divorce.
The guerrillas are embroiled in a civil war against an alliance of rival Tamil groups, the Tamil National Army, in areas from which the Indian Peace-keeping Force has withdrawn.


   
Explanation of mobile (adjective)
forms: mobile; more mobile; most mobile; less mobile; least mobile
having the ability to move; portable

Sample of mobile
The mobile camper allowed them to comfortably enjoy the outdoors.


   
Explanation of disperse (verb)
forms: dispersed; dispersing; disperses
to scatter; to spread around

Sample of disperse
The farmer will disperse his seed on two of his fields today.


   
Explanation of laborious (adjective)
forms: more laborious; most laborious; less laborious; least laborious
demanding a lot of work; often lengthy

Sample of laborious
Construction can be a laborious job.
Harvesting by simple methods, and drying crops on tripods and fences, may seem, at first sight, a wastefully laborious business.
Water supply to the fields may be high on the list, although it is generally possible, if laborious, to carry water or move stock to it.


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