Chapter 8 Sittin' on the Fence

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