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 |
|---|---|
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| provenance | origin |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |