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 |
|---|---|
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |