lesson 04

ambiguous

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adv. ambiguously
n. ambiguity
adj. of unclear meaning; something that can be understood in more than one way
syn. vague

arbitrary

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adv. arbitrarily
n. arbitrariness
adj. an action or decision made with little thought, order, or reason
syn. haphazard

assert

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adv. assertively
n. assertion
adj. assertive
v. to express or defend oneself strongly; to state positively
syn. declare

astounding

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v. astound
adv. astoundingly
adj. very surprising
syn. astonishing

astute

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adj. very intelligent, smart, clever
n. astuteness
syn. perceptive

concur

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n. concurrence
v. to have the same opinion or draw the same conclusion
syn. agree

deceptively

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adj. deceptive
v. deceive
n. deception
adv. making something appear true or good when it is false or bad
syn. misleadingly

designate

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n. designator
v. to specify, name, or select to do a task; to indicate
syn. assign

determined

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n. determination
v. determine
adj. strong in one’s opinion, firm in conviction, to find out
syn. resolute

elicit

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n. elicitation
v. to get the facts or draw out the truth
syn. extract

embody

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n. embodiment
v. to be a good example of a concept or idea
syn. exemplify

instigate

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n. instigator
adj. instigative
adv. instigatively
v. to cause a conflict or argument
syn. initiate

mundane

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adv. mundanely
n. mundanity
adj. common or routine
syn. ordinary

petition

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n. petition
v. to make a request
syn. appeal

relinquish

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n. relinquishment
v. to give up control
syn. abdicate

resilient

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adv. resiliently
n. resilience
adj. strong enough to recover from difficulty or disease
syn. tenacious

tempt

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adv. temptingly
n. temptation
adj. tempting
v. to make it attractive to do something, usually something not good
syn. entice