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LA: #9
words for lesson 9
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English
9th Grade
08/12/2009

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AMBIGUOUS

(ADJ)

Definition

 

HAVING 2 OR MORE POSSIBLE MEANINGS OR INTERPRETATIONS; UNCLEAR; VAGUE

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BAFFLE

(V)

Definition

 

TO CAUSE UNCERTAINTY IN;

PUZZLE

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CONVOLUTED

(ADJ)

Definition

 

COILED OR TWISTED

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DILEMMA

(N)

Definition

 

A SITUATION FORCING A CHOICE BETWEEN 2 ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE OFTEN DIFFICULT OR UNPLEASANT

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ENIGMA

(N)

Definition

 

SOMEONE OR SOMETHING THAT IS HARD TO FIGURE OUT

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INTRICATE

(ADJ)

Definition

 

HAVING A COMPLICATED STRUCTURE OR PATTERN; COMPLEX

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LABYRINTH

(N)

Definition

 

A NETWORK OF WINDING, CONNECTED PASSAGES THROUGH WHICH IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND ONE'S WAY WITHOUT HELP; A MAZE

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QUANDARY

(N)

Definition

 

A STATE OF UNCERTAINTY OR DOUBT

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SOLUBLE

(ADJ)

Definition

 

CAPABLE OF BEING SOLVED

OR EXPLAINED

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TACTIC

(N)

Definition

 

A METHOD OF ACHIEVING A GOAL;

A STRATEGY

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