Vocab 4 Flashcards
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def of Ambiguous
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(of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.
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root of ambi
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both
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def. of Ambivalent
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Mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
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def. of ambidextrous
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(of a person) able to use the right and left hands equally well.
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root of claim/clam
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to cry out
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def of acclaim
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praise enthusiastically and publicly
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def of declaim
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utter or deliver words or a speech in a rhetorical or impassioned way, as if to an audience
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def of clamor
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a loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting vehemently.
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root of circ-,circum
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around
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def of circumspect
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wary or unwilling to take risks
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def of circuitous
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(of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way
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Def of circumvent
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find a way around (an obstacle)
