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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WordMeaning
retrenchcut down
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
lachrymosegiven to tears or weeping : tearful
incentivesomething that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
meticulousmarked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
prepossessingcreating prejudice
psychiatrista medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness