APIII Vocabulary List Seven Ambiguous Adjective Ambiguity Noun
APIII: Vocabulary List Seven
Ambiguous • Adjective (Ambiguity : Noun: State of being unclear) • Unclear/Open to interpretation • He made an ambiguous comment about firing someone, but he didn’t specify who, so we were all worried.
Averse • Adjective • Strongly against something • As a rule, I am averse to any and all reality television.
(The) Capacity • Noun • The potential/ability to do something • Everyone has the capacity to graduate high school; however, some people are lazy.
Eschew • Verb • To avoid something • Normally, I eschew Wal-Mart at any cost.
Enunciate • Verb • To speak clearly/pronounce clearly • When giving a speech, one must be sure to enunciate so people can understand you.
Impartial • Adjective • Unbiased • Opposite: Partial (Biased) • It is important for a judge to be impartial, otherwise the accused does not get a fair trial.
Mellifluous • Adjective • Sweet-sounding • The crying infant was soothed by his mother’s mellifluous song.
Obliterate • Verb • To destroy • Can be literal or figurative • I obliterated several buildings in Battlefield. • The Warriors obliterated the Cavs a few nights ago.
Mitigate • Verb • To make less severe • Kind of like “ameliorate, ” except it isn’t necessarily “to make better”—just not as bad. • The fact that there was a spider on his arm mitigated the fact that he shrieked and wept for 45 minutes.
Presumptuous • Adjective • Over-confident in one’s ideas or opinions • It was presumptuous of him to believe that she would obviously want to go out with him.
Refute • Verb • To prove wrong • Macaulay Culkin used Twitter to refute the claims that he was dead.
Urbane • Adjective • Fancy/sophisticated/cultured • The urbane gentleman’s top hat and monocle set him apart from the other guests.
Grammar Nuance • Affect vs. Effect • Affect: Verb • This will definitely affect the outcome. • How does this affect me? • Effect: Noun—You cannot “effect” something. • What are the side effects? • That was an unexpected effect.
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