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SSAT21-Unclear/Indir
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amb | (root) Both, around - indicates duality or encircling. Examples: ambiguous, ambient, ambidextrous, ambivalent |
| ambiguous | Multiple interpretations - unclear meaning |
| amble | Walk leisurely - stroll slowly |
| amorphous | Without defined shape - formlessly vague |
| apparition | Ghost-like image - spectral appearance |
| circumvent | Go around - find way around |
| cryptic | Mysterious meaning - puzzlingly obscure |
| dilatory | Causing delay - slowing progress |
| disparate | Fundamentally different - essentially dissimilar |
| disparity | Significant difference - inequality |
| esoteric | Understood by few - requiring special knowledge |
| extraneous | Irrelevant - not pertinent |
| fictitious | Made up - not real |
| illusory | Not real - deceptively misleading |
| inconspicuous | Not easily noticed - barely visible |
| inscrutable | Impossible to understand - completely mysterious |
| insinuate | Hint indirectly - suggest subtly |
| intangible | Cannot be touched - abstractly immaterial |
| irreverent | Lacking proper respect - disrespectfully casual |
| meander | Wind or wander - stray from course |
| myopia | Nearsightedness - narrow vision |
| noncommital | Not revealing opinion - intentionally neutral |
| nuance | Subtle distinction - slight variation |
| opaque | Not transparent - difficult to see through |
| silhouette | Dark outline - shadow profile |
| tacit | Understood without being said - implicitly understood |