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  • 11vague — S3 [veıg] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Latin vagus wandering, vague ] 1.) unclear because someone does not give enough detailed information or does not say exactly what they mean ▪ The governor gave only a vague outline of his tax plan …

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  • 12vagrant — noun (C) formal someone who has no home or work, especially someone who begs vague /veIg/ adjective 1 unclear because someone does not give enough details or does not say exactly what they mean: vague promises of support (+ about): Maria was very …

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  • 13confused — adjective 1) they are confused about what is going on Syn: bewildered, bemused, puzzled, perplexed, baffled, mystified, nonplussed, muddled, dumbfounded, at sea, at a loss, taken aback, disoriented, disconcerted; informal flummoxed, clueless,… …

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  • 14dreamy — adjective 1) a dreamy expression Syn: daydreaming, dreaming; pensive, thoughtful, reflective, meditative, ruminative; lost in thought, preoccupied, distracted, rapt, inattentive, woolgathering, vague, absorbed, absentminded …

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  • 15confused — adjective 1) they are confused about what is going on Syn: puzzled, bemused, bewildered, perplexed, baffled, mystified; informal flummoxed 2) her confused elderly mother Syn: disorientated, bewildered, muddled …

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  • 16nebulous — /ˈnɛbjələs / (say nebyuhluhs) adjective 1. hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused: a nebulous recollection. 2. cloudy or cloudlike. 3. of or characteristic of a nebula. {Middle English, from Latin nebulōsus} –nebulously, adverb –nebulousness, noun …

  • 17wispy — adjective 1. lacking clarity or distinctness a dim figure in the distance only a faint recollection shadowy figures in the gloom saw a vague outline of a building through the fog a few wispy memories of childhood • Syn: ↑dim, ↑ …

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