GRE Word List
EQUIVOCAL
subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
The meaning of the word equivocal is subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| chafe | irritate |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |