ASVAB Word Knowledge 1

Celibacy

• Meaning not having sex

• Meaning being single

• Meaning abstaining from alcohol

• Meaning living in a monastery

Persistent

• Refusing to give up

• Easily discouraged

• Quick to abandon tasks

• Lacking determination

Clarification

• Makes information clearer or more direct

• Obscures the meaning of information

• Adds unnecessary complexity to information

• Confuses the audience with jargon

Impetuous

• Impulsive

• Reserved

• Deliberate

• Indecisive

Secluded

• HIdden

• Visible

• Populated

• Accessible

Feigned

• Pretended

• Exaggerated

• Concealed

• Disguised

Apparition

• Supernatural appearance

• A type of ghost

• An optical illusion

• A sudden appearance of light

Unkempt

• Meaning cared for and well-maintained

• Meaning organized and tidy

• Meaning uncared for or neglected

• Meaning stylish and fashionable

Incoherent

• Jumbled

• Jumbled

• Clear

• Logical

Reticent

• Restrained

• Restrained

• Outgoing

• Talkative