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aloof
Ex. His classmates thought James was a snob because, instead of joining in their converstations, he remained silent and aloof. |
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| apart; reserved; standoffish |
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altruistic
Ex. In providing tutorial assistance and college scholarships for hundres of economically disadvantaged youths, Eugene Lang performed a truly altruistic deed. |
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| unslefishly gneraous; concerned for others |
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ambiguous
Ex. The proctor's ambiguous instructions thoroughly confused us; we didn't know which columns we should mark and which we should leave blank. |
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| unclear or doubtful in meaning |
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ambivalence
Ex. Torn between lving her parents one minute and hating them the next, she was confused by the ambivalence of her feelings. |
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| the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes |
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ameliorate
Ex. Carl became a union organizer because he wanted to join the fight to ameliorate the working conditions in the factory. |
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| imporve; make more satisfactory |
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amend
Ex. Hoping to amend his circumstances, Luong left Vietname for the United States. |
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| correct; change, generally fo the better |
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amorphous
Ex. As soon as we have decided on our itinerary, we shall send you a copy; right now, our plans are still amorphous |
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| formless; lacking shape or definition |
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ample
Ex. Bond had ample opportunity to escape. Why did he les us catch him? |
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analogy
Ex. A well-known analogy compares the body's immune system to an army whose defending troops are the lymphocytes or white blood cells. |
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anarchist
Ex. Denying she was an , Katya maintained she wished only to make changes in our government, not to destory it entirely. |
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| person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority. |
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