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  • 31doubtful — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Ambiguous] Syn. in doubt, questionable, problematic, vague, indistinct, unclear, indefinite, undetermined, unresolved, open to doubt, in question, equivocal, unsure, indeterminate, under examination, debatable,… …

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  • 32ambiguous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. vague, undecided, uncertain; obscure, undefined. See doubt, latency, obscurity, unintelligibility. Ant., clear, explicit. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. equivocal, enigmatic, vague, amphibolic; see… …

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  • 33Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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  • 34doubtful — adjective 1) I was doubtful about going Syn: irresolute, hesitant, vacillating, dithering, wavering, in doubt, unsure, uncertain, of two minds, shilly shallying, undecided, in a quandary, in a dilemma, blowing hot and cold Ant …

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  • 35obscure — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Vague] Syn. indistinct, vague, ambiguous, indeterminate, indefinite, enigmatic, cryptic, equivocal, unintelligible, impenetrable, inscrutable, unfathomable, unclear, insoluble, involved, uncertain, indecisive, undefined …

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  • 36ambiguous — ambiguously, adv. ambiguousness, n. /am big yooh euhs/, adj. 1. open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer. 2. Ling. (of an expression) exhibiting constructional homonymity; having two or more… …

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  • 37literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 38vague — / vāg/ adj: characterized by such a lack of precision that a person of ordinary intelligence would have to guess if particular conduct is being proscribed: characterized by a failure to describe forbidden conduct in terms sufficient to provide… …

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  • 39dubious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. doubtful, uncertain; questionable, unreliable. See doubt.Ant., certain. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Doubtful] Syn. hesitant, skeptical, indecisive; see doubtful 2 , suspicious 1 . 2. [Vague] Syn.… …

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  • 40vague — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unclear, blurred, blurry; amorphous, shapeless; undefined, uncertain, indistinct, inexact, indefinite, obscure. See formlessness, obscurity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not clearly expressed] Syn.… …

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