Lesson 2 Certainty and Uncertainty Flashcards
Apprehensive
Many students are apprehensive about the first day of school.
Nervous or uneasy
Categorical
His categorical denial of guilt left no room for doubt of his plea.
Absolute
Conclusive
The medical test results were conclusive.
Decisive
Dubious
The salespersons claim seemed dubious.
Doubtful
Indeterminate
The antique amethyst necklace was of Indeterminate age.
Vague: unclear
Precarious
Realizing their home was precarious.
Dangerous; unstable
Qualm
Her teacher had no qualms of giving her a bad grade.
A sense of doubt
Tentative
The two women could only make tentative plans to meet for dinner.
Not fully worked out; provisional
Unequivocal
Martin answered the question with an unequivocal “Yes!”
Perfectly clear
Vacillate
I vacillate between choosing a career in medicine and pursuing music
To hesitate in choice of action or opinion
