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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |