English 11A College Prep Words

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quandary
superfluous
exonerate
astute
clandestine
coup
disingenuous
ruse
stratagem
surreptitiously
wary
wily
ambiguous
ambivalent
apathetic
arbitrary
capricious
equivocate
indifferent
spontaneous
whimsical
inconsequential
superficial
tenuous
trivial
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  1. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  2. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  3. apathetic
    showing little or no emotion or animation
  4. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  5. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  6. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  7. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  8. coup
    a sudden and decisive change of government by force
  9. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
  10. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  11. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  12. inconsequential
    lacking worth or importance
  13. indifferent
    marked by a lack of interest
  14. quandary
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  15. ruse
    a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
  16. spontaneous
    said or done without having been planned in advance
  17. stratagem
    an elaborate or deceitful scheme to deceive or evade
  18. superficial
    of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
  19. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  20. surreptitiously
    in a secretive manner
  21. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  22. trivial
    (informal) small and of little importance
  23. wary
    marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  24. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  25. wily
    marked by skill in deception
Created on Thu Mar 08 14:40:21 EST 2012 (updated Thu Mar 08 15:44:27 EST 2012)

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