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 |
|---|---|
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |