definite
Definite is an adjective describing something that is known for certain. For example, there is no more definite way to get into trouble with a police officer than speeding in front of the police station with a broken taillight.
This word is from the Latin definitus meaning "defined" or "limited." Definite can also be used to mean something is very clearly planned or certainly defined. If you have definite plans for the evening to go to the theater and out for a nice dinner at a steak house, you're probably not going to end up playing miniature golf and eating fast food instead.
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precise; explicit and clearly defined“I want a definite answer”“a definite statement of the terms of the will”“a definite amount”“the wedding date is now definite”“a definite drop in attendance”synonyms:clearreadily apparent to the minddefinedclearly characterized or delimitedcertaindefinite but not specified or identifieddecisiveunmistakabledistincteasy to perceive; especially clearly outlinedantonyms:indefinitevague or not clearly defined or statedunclearnot clear to the mindcoyshowing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statementindecisivenot clearly definednoncommittalrefusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the likeoneindefinite in time or positionindistinctnot clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand
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known for certain“it is definite that they have won”synonyms:certainestablished beyond doubt or question; definitely known
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Vocabulary lists containing definite
Here are 68 Tier 2 words that are likely to be found on the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) ELA exams for 6th - 11th grades. These words may show up in the reading passages, but you are more likely to encounter them in the test questions and possible answers.
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