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The quality of having more than one possible meaning, causing confusion.

Something that deviates from what is standard or expected.

A lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

Able to express ideas clearly, or to express clearly.

To support or strengthen something.

Something that triggers a significant change or event.

To understand something fully.

To admit that something is true, often reluctantly.

To accept or approve of behavior, often implicitly.

To confirm or support a statement or theory with additional evidence.

Not original; based heavily on something else.

To discourage someone from doing something.

To move away from the main subject temporarily.

To become smaller or less, or to make something so.

To notice or understand something that isn't obvious.

Fundamentally different; not comparable.

Disagreement with an official or widely held opinion.

Difficult to find, catch, or achieve.

To completely destroy or eliminate something.

To deliberately avoid something.

To make a problem worse.

To invent or construct falsely.

Treating a serious matter with inappropriate humor.

Intense and passionate feeling.

Relevant to the topic at hand.

Uncalled for; done without good reason.

To make progress more difficult; to get in the way of.

To delay or block the progress of something.

Not likely to cause harm or offense.

Too great to be overcome.

To make something no longer valid, true, or effective.

Extremely careful and precise about details.

To make something legally or officially invalid; to cancel out an effect.

Not aware of what's happening around oneself.

Stated or appearing to be true, though possibly not.

Spreading widely throughout something.

Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

An approach that deals with things sensibly and realistically.

Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance than one has.

To correct or fix something that is wrong.

The capacity to recover quickly from difficulty.

Able to recover quickly from difficulty.

Reluctant to share thoughts or feelings; reserved.

The art of persuasive speaking or writing, sometimes used dismissively for empty language.

Basic and undeveloped.

Making a show of being morally superior.

Optimistic or positive, especially in a difficult situation.

A mark of shame associated with something.

Of such excellence as to inspire awe.

Large in amount, size, or importance.

Lasting only a short time; temporary.

Present or seeming to be present everywhere.

Modest and not seeking attention.

Having no moral principles; dishonest.

Likely to change; not consistent.

Relating to deep, instinctive feeling rather than reason.

Cautious about possible danger or problems.

To sharpen, or to stimulate interest or appetite.

Playfully quaint or fanciful.

Happening or existing in many places at once.