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Marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfullness especially in detecting and escaping danger
EX: Investors are increasingly wary about putting money into stocks. |
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Simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action.
EX: She was ambivalent about her daily hairstyle. |
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To use equivocal language especially when intent to decieve, to avoid committing oneself in what one says.
EX: The applicant seemed to be equivocating when we asked him about his last job. |
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Clever, crafty
EX: A wily judge of character, she takes advantage of car buyers' insecurities to sell them a bigger machine than they really needed. |
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Acting or doing something clandestinely (in secret)
EX: A private investigator is adept at taking surreptitious pictures of adulterous couples. |
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A trick, deception in order to conceal or evade.
EX: His act was just a clever ruse to get me to go out with him.
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Impulsive, unpredictable.
EX: The employees were at the mercy of a capricious boss. |
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Irrelevant
EX: It was an inconsequential error that did not impact the outcome. |
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Having no interest or concern, showing no emotion.
EX: Most Americans are apathetic about this important concern. |
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Capable of being understood in multiple ways.
EX: He looked at her with an ambiguous smile. |
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