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 |
|---|---|
| catechism | oral instruction |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |