280699780 | Ambiguous | open to more than one interpretation Ex: His eyes were an _______ color; Some thought they were brown, and some thought they were green. | |
280699781 | ambivalent | simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain Ex: She had ______ feelings about her dance class: On the one hand, she thought the choice of dances could be more interesting. | |
280699782 | apathetic | feeling or showing little emotion Ex: When the drendant was found guilty on all charges, her face remained expressionless and she appeared to be entirely ______. | |
280699783 | arbitrary | determined by impulse rather than response Ex: The principal made the _____ decision that students could not wear hats in school without offering any logical explination. | |
280699784 | capricious | impulsive and unpredictable Ex: The referee's ______ behavior angered the players because he was inconsistent with his calls; he would call foul for minor contact, but ignore elbowing and kicking. | |
280699785 | equivocate | to avoid making a definite statement Ex: On critical reading questions, I choose answers that ____; they use words such as could or may that make them difficult to disprove. | |
280699786 | indifferent | not caring one way or the other Ex: The old fisherman was completely _______ to the pain and hunger he felt; his only concern was catching the enormous marlin he had hooked. | |
280699787 | spontaneous | unplanned; naturally occurring Ex: Dave is such a good musician that he can create a song ______, without having to stop and think about it. | |
280699788 | whimsical | subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable Ex: Egbert rarely behaved as expected; indeed, he was _____ soul whose every decision was anybody's guess |
Chapter 8 Sittin' on the Fence
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