GRE Word List
AMBIGUOUS
doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
The meaning of the word ambiguous is doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| sheer | unqualified |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| spare | not being used |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |