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Vagueness

v.

adumbrate

Meaning: to sketch out in a vague way

Usage: The coach adumbrated a game plan, but none of the players knew precisely what to do.

adj.

enigmatic

Meaning: mystifying, cryptic

Usage: That man wearing the dark suit and dark glasses is so enigmatic that no one even knows his name.

adj.

esoteric

Meaning: understood by only a select few

Usage: Even the most advanced students cannot understand the physicist’s esoteric theories.

adj.

nebulous

Meaning: vaguely defined, cloudy

Usage: The transition between governments meant that who was actually in charge was a nebulous matter.

adj.

uncanny

Meaning: of supernatural character or origin

Usage: Luka had an uncanny ability to know what others were about to say.

adj.

amorphous

Meaning: without definite shape or type

Usage: The effort was doomed from the start, because the reasons behind it were so amorphous and hard to pin down.