ASVAB vocabulary test: Vocabulary Building: English

adj. small or of no importance
petty
civil
posthumous
practicable

v. to go in different directions
diverge
don
detract
disperse

adj. suitable or quick to learn and attentive
legitimate
ghastly
apt
devout

adj. referring to the ocean or sea
intricate
complacent
marine
haughty

n. cleaning product or agent
abhorrence
countenance
acme
detergent

v. to present incorrectly (e.g. facts)
deplore
distort
defame
disburse

v. to be sorry about
elate
deplore
instill
delve

v. to scorn; to hate
digress
disintegrate
despise
dissect

adj. sporadic; starting and stopping (e.g. rain)
impertinent
chic
inherent
intermittent

v. to bring about; to cause; to influence someone or something
abdicate
detest
detract
effect