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Lesson 4 - part 1

ambiguous astute determined relinquish


arbitrary concur elicit resilient
assert deceptively instigate tempt
astounding designate petition

ambiguous
adv. ambiguously adj. of unclear meaning; something that can be
n. ambiguity understood in more than one way
syn. vague

The men received an ambiguous message from their boss.


Her letter was full of ambiguities.

arbitrary
adv. arbitrarily adj. an action or decision made with little thought, order,
n. arbitrariness or reason
syn. haphazard

Her choice of clothing seemed arbitrary.


The teacher arbitrarily decided to give the class a test.

assert
adv. assertively v. to express or defend oneself strongly; to state
n. assertiveness positively
n. assertion syn. declare
adj. assertive

The government asserted its control over the banking system.


The company president is an assertive individual.

astounding
v. astound adj. very surprising
adv. astoundingly syn. astonishing

The scientists made an astounding discovery.


The fans were astounded by their team’s success.

astute
adj. astutely adv. very intelligent, smart, clever
n. astuteness syn. perceptive

He was an astute worker, finishing in half the time it took the others to finish.
They astutely determined that there would be no chance to finish on time.

concur
n. concurrence v. to have the same opinion or draw the same
conclusion
syn. agree

The director concurred with the conclusions of the committee’s report.


Do you concur with the details of the business plan?

deceptively
adj. deceptive adv. making something appear true or good when it is
v. deceive false or bad
n. deception syn. misleadingly

The magician deceptively made the rabbit disappear.


Richard deceived Joe about the cost of the coat.

designate
n. designation v. to specify, name, or select to do to a task; to indicate
n. designator syn. assign

The president designated the vice president to represent him at the meeting.
The designated driver drove every one home after the party.

determined
n. determination adj. strong in one’s opinion, firm in conviction to find out
v. determine syn. resolute

They were determined to go to graduate school.


The judge determined that the man was lying.

elicit
n. elicitation v. to get the facts or draw out the truth
syn. extract

A lawyer will elicit all the facts necessary to prove her case.
Elicitation of the truth can be difficult at times.

instigate
n. instigator v. to cause a conflict or argument
adj. instigative syn. initiate
adv. instigatively

No one knew who had instigated the demonstration.


Dissatisfaction with government policies instigated the revolution.

petition
n. petition v. to make a request
syn. appeal
Canada petitioned the United Nations to consider its case.
The student’s petition was denied..

relinquish
n. relinquishment v. to give up control
syn. abdicate

The troubled executive relinquished her control of the company.


The relinquishment of his claim to the building will allow the building to be sold.

resilient
adv. resiliently adv. strong enough to recover from difficulty or disease
n. resilience syn. tenacious

She has a resilient personality and will soon feel better.


The doctor was surprised by his patient’s resilience.

tempt
adv. temptingly v. to make it attractive to do something, usually
n. temptation something not good
adj. tempting syn. entice

The idea of getting rich quickly tempted him to invest his life savings.
Desserts are more tempting when one is on a diet.

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