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ASVAB Word List # ASVAB/M26

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Explanation of gullible (adjective)
forms: more gullible; most gullible; less gullible; least gullible
easily fooled; naive

Sample of gullible
The guy proved to be quite gullible in the area of business.
Someone once told him that horse manure in his wellington boots would make him grow taller, but the boys at school had made fun of him and Mr Sunderland, the headmaster, had called him a stupid gullible boy and made him scrape his boots and wash them clean in the outside drain and scrub his feet in hot water and carbolic soap.


   
Explanation of acrid (adjective)
forms: acrid; acrider; acridest
describing a sharp taste or smell (e.g. odor); caustic in language or tone

Sample of acrid
The soup was acrid.
I followed the sound of voices coming from the bluebell wood, there was the acrid smell of wood-smoke and an orange glow lit my way through the wild garlic.


   
Explanation of imperative (adjective)
forms: more imperative; most imperative; less imperative; least imperative
vital; necessary

Sample of imperative
It is imperative that a fire be put out in an apartment building immediately.
As it becomes increasingly unacceptable for the man to remove himself to the predominantly adult male preserve of the pub, leaving wife and children at home, it becomes imperative for outlets to be found which can cater to the demands of the whole family.


   
Explanation of spirited (adjective)
forms: spirited; more spirited; most spirited; less spirited; least spirited
joyous and lively

Sample of spirited
She was a spirited individual that constantly helped the moral of her teammates.


   
Explanation of snug (adjective)
forms: snug; more snug; most snug; less snug; least snug
feeling comfortable

Sample of snug
The pants were her favorite due to their snug fit and atypical color.


   
Explanation of ornate (adjective)
forms: ornate; more ornate; most ornate; less ornate; least ornate
elaborate; often referring to decorations

Sample of ornate
The vase had many ornate details about it.
It seemed to Maggie that the whole place was almost hanging in the air because it seemed impossible that such slender columns could hold such intricate, lacy arches and ornate ceilings.


   
Explanation of incessant (adjective)
forms: more incessant; most incessant; less incessant; least incessant
uninterrupted; continuous

Sample of incessant
He let out an incessant stream of bad language at his underlings.


   
Explanation of impetuous (adjective)
forms: more impetuous; most impetuous; less impetuous; least impetuous
rash; hasty; acting on impulse

Sample of impetuous
Young men and women are often impetuous in their decision making.
Highly nervous, he rushed into combat like a wound-up spring, diving on his foe in the impetuous manner that cost the life of many an inexperienced young aviator.


   
Explanation of bizarre (adjective)
forms: more bizarre; most bizarre; less bizarre; least bizarre
strange

Sample of bizarre
Foreign countries often have traditions that seem bizarre to a tourist.
Huntington Castle, an early seventeenth-century mansion, is bizarre even in a country that takes pride in the eccentric.


   
Explanation of graphic (adjective)
forms: more graphic; most graphic; less graphic; least graphic
vividly realistic

Sample of graphic
The movie was to graphic for small children.
The exhibition includes posters borrowed from the Imperial War Museum in London, and book illustrations, but concentrates on the quintessential Expressionist graphic technique, the woodcut.


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