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Spelling Q2 Week5
(Dec. 5-7)
ambiguous adjective
am·big·u·ous am-ˈbi-gyə-wəs
1a: doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
eyes of an ambiguous color
b: INEXPLICABLE
2: capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways
an ambiguous smile
an ambiguous term
a deliberately ambiguous reply
ambiguously adverb
ambiguousness noun
Example Sentence:
Compared with the ambiguous stance of China, observers have noted a more obvious shift from India –
and the greater role Delhi is willing to play in engaging all sides.
-Nectar Gan, CNN, 16 Nov. 2022
disseminate verb
dis·sem·i·nate di-ˈse-mə-ˌnāt
disseminated; disseminating
transitive verb
1: to spread abroad as though sowing seed
disseminate ideas
2: to disperse throughout
disseminator -ˈse-mə-ˌnā-tər noun
Example Sentence:
Jefferson helped found and back a friendly newspaper, the National Gazette, to help disseminate his views.
-Walter Kim, Time, 5 July 2004
The Internet allows us to disseminate information faster.
The findings were widely disseminated.
vindicate verb
vin·di·cate ˈvin-də-ˌkāt
vindicated; vindicating
transitive verb
1a: to free from allegation or blame
b: to provide justification or defense for: JUSTIFY
c: to set free : DELIVER
Example Sentence:
Ukraine’s progress continues to vindicate Western aid and shows the price Russia is paying for Vladimir
Putin’s folly.
-The Editorial Board, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022