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 |
|---|---|
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |