GRE Word List
AMBIGUOUS
unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation
The meaning of the word ambiguous is unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| molt | periodically shed or cast off hairs or feathers (for replacement by a new growth) |
| reputable | respectable; having a good reputation |
| recast | reconstruct (a sentence, story, statue, etc.); fashion again |
| dilatory | delaying; tending to delay |
| intrude | put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person; Ex. intrude one's own opinion into the report; CF. thrust in |
| swamp | wetland; marsh; V: flood; overwhelm; drench in with liquid |
| lachrymose | producing tears; tearful |
| waif | homeless child or animal; Ex. waifs and strays |
| rabies | disease passed on by the bite of an infected animal (causing madness and death) |
| rudimentary | elementary; not developed; crude; N. rudiment: fundamental element or principle; Ex. rudiments of the language |
