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| (1) Doubtful of uncertain especially from being obscure or indistinct. (2) Unclear in meaning because of being understandable in more than one way. |
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| Existing or present on all sides. |
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| (1) Holding opposite feelings and attitudes at the same time towards someone or something. (2) Continually wavering between opposites or alternate courses of action. |
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| (1) An oval or circular building with an open area ringed by rising tiers of seats, used in ancient Rome for contests and spectacles.(2) A large modern theater or stadium. |
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| (1) Lasting a day only. (2) Lasting a very short time. |
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| A plant that obtains nutrients from the air and the rain and usually grows on another plant for support. |
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| An inscription on a grave or tomb in memory of the one buried there. |
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| (1) A descriptive word or phrase occurring with or in place of the name of a person or thing. (2) An insulting or demeaning word or phrase. |
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| A person unduly concerned with health and often suffering from delusions of physical disease. |
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| A pretending to be what one is not or to feel what one does not really feel. |
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| Subnormal temperature of the body. |
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| (1) Involving an assumption made for the sake of argument or for further study or investigation. (2) Imagined for purposes of example. |
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| (1) Of, relating to, or caused by heat. (2) Designed to insulate in order to retain body heat. |
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| The region in a body of water that divides the warmer, oxygen-rich surface layer from the colder, oxygen-poor deep water. |
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| A device used for measuring temperatures that makes use of the way different metals respond to heat. |
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| Of or relating to the changes in the nucleus of atoms with a low atomic weight, such as hydrogen, that require a very high temperature to begin. |
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| Showing a variety or a change in colors; multicolored. |
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| (1) One who can speak or write several languages. (2) Having or using several languages. |
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| A chemical compound formed by a reaction in which two or more molecules combine to form larger molecules with repeating structural units. |
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| Music consisting of two or more independent but harmonious melodies. |
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| (1) Original or primitive. (2) First in importance. |
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| (1) Bearing a first offspring. (2) Having borne only one previous offspring. |
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| An exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest son of a single set of parents. |
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| (1) First created or developed. (2) Existing in or from the very beginning. |
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| One of two or more words pronounced and/or spelled alike but different in meaning. |
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| (1) Of the same or similar kind. (2) Of uniform structure or composition throughout. |
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| Developing from the same or similar part of a remote ancestor. |
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| One of two or more words pronounced alike but different in meaning or derivation or spelling. |
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| (1) The bending or spreading of a beam of light especially when it passes through a narrow opening or is reflected from a ruled surface. (2) Similar changes in other waves, such as sound waves. |
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| To spread widely as if by sowing seeds. |
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| (1) To cause to spread out to the point of vanishing; disperse. (2) To spend wastefully or foolishly; squander. |
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| Formed or used for a particular purpose or for immediate needs. |
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| Marked by an attack on an opponent’s character rather than by an answer to the argument of the issues raised. |
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| (1) A trusted friend or personal representative. (2) The opposite side of a personality. |
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| Being such in practice or effect, although not formally recognized; actual |
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| Done, made, or formulated after the fact. |
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| A usual way of doing something. |
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| (1) A practical compromise or arrangement that is acceptable to all concerned. (2) A way of life. |
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