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# Vocabulary List #3 This is a list of vocabulary words from Reading Test #1. Each word is followed by its part of speech (adj. for adjective, v. for verb, n. for noun) and a definition. **1. Ambiguous:** adj. - open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; unclear. **2. Amiabl...

# Vocabulary List #3 This is a list of vocabulary words from Reading Test #1. Each word is followed by its part of speech (adj. for adjective, v. for verb, n. for noun) and a definition. **1. Ambiguous:** adj. - open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; unclear. **2. Amiable:** adj. - having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable; friendly. **3. Ascend:** v. - to move, climb, or go upward; rise. **4. Cognitive:** adj. - pertaining to the mental processes of perception and judgment; reasoning ability. **5. Colloquial:** adj. - used in ordinary or familiar conversation; informal; conversational. **6. Contradictory:** adj. - asserting the contrary or opposite; inconsistent; logically opposite; opposing. **7. Egregious:** adj. - extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant; shocking. **8. Eloquent:** adj. - having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech; expressive. **9. Extraordinary:** adj. - exceptional in character, amount, extent, or degree; remarkable. **10. Inaugural:** adj. - initial; first. **11. Intricate:** adj. - complex; complicated; hard to understand, work, or make; detailed. **12. Potential:** n, adj. - capable of being or becoming; possibility. **13. Refined:** v. - made more fine, subtle, or precise; polished. **14. Reminisce:** v. - to recall past experiences and events; recollect. **15. Remiss:** adj. - negligent or slow in performing one's duty or business; careless. **16. Remorseful:** adj. - full of remorse; deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; sorry. **17. Rupture:** v, n. - to break suddenly; burst. **18. Tantalizing:** adj. - having or exhibiting something that provokes expectation, interest, or desire; tempting. **19. Tedious:** adj. - tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; boring. **20. Turmoil:** n. - a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disorder.

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