1. Ambiguous

(Am-big-U-us)

Adjective

Latin and English

Ambiguous loss differs from ordinary loss in that there is no verification of death or no certainty that the person will come back or return to the way they used to be.
http://www.ambiguousloss.com/four_questions.php


The fact that this abstract art is means a different thing to everyone one it makes the real meaning ambiguous.
http://static.greatbigcanvas.com/images/square/megan-aroon-duncanson/little-village-abstract-art-house-painting,1162125.jpg?max=128




2. Dissident

(Dis-i-dent)

Noun

Latin

This list consists of these activists who are known as Chinese dissidents.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_dissidents



The Confederate battle flag allowed the groups of dissidents from different states to untie under one banner.
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/Flags/rebel-flag.jpg




3. Embellish

(Em-bell-ish)

Verb

Late Middle English and Old French

 So they are usually adept at deciphering embellishments in a resume.
https://www.experience.com/alumnus/article?channel_id=Resumes&source_page=additional_articles&article_id=article_1203709417499


This Panthers fan decided to embellish their window with a Panther's decal.
http://www.personalizationmall.com/cat_image/300/5882-15030.jpg




4. Fritter

(fri-tr)

Verb

Old French, Latin, and Germanic.

We fritter money away on small unimportance's, so that in the end we don’t know where it all went.
http://johnrixeymoore.com/frittering-money/



Why do women fritter away thousands of dollars on purses like this? Afterward you will have no money to put into it.
http://www.purseblog.com/images/2012/09/Fendi-Spring-2013.jpg




5. Inadvertent

(in-ad-ver-tent)

Adjective

English and Latin

The purpose of this study is not to predict whether or not inadvertent war in Europe will occur but to understand how it might possibly occur and how better to avoid it.
http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/inadvertent_war_in_europe_crisis_simulation



By trying to end slavery, Lincoln inadvertently started the American Civil War.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WHGQnIrfn84/s1600/Abraham_Lincoln_November_1863.jpg




6. Inane

(in-Ane)

Adjective

Latin

Welcome to the website for the 2014 Annual Meeting of INANE: International Academy of Nursing Editors, to be held in Portland, Maine from August 4 through 6, 2014.
http://inane2014.com/



Tim Hawkins is a comedian that I have gone to see and he does a lot of inane animal noises.
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4004/4539404346_73899dcdcb_m.jpg




7.  Juxtropose

(juks-tru-pose)

Verb

Latin and French

Juxtapose, Inc. signs another web client, Completeplantservices.com.
 http://www.juxtaposeinc.com/



These bars must be juxtaposed in a even pattern or it is likely the criminal will escape.
http://officialpsds.com/images/thumbs/Jail-Cell-Bars-psd52403.png




8. Lethargy

(le-thr-gE)

Noun

Middle English, Latin, and Greek.

 For more on the report, click here, but in essence it outlines “labor lethargy,” with a majority of workers feeling unsatisfied in their jobs and looking to jump ship when the opportunity arises.
http://www.trainingindustry.com/blog/blog-entries/using-training-to-combat-labor-lethargy.aspx



This persons lethargy got the better of him when he thought of how much work it is walking your dog.
http://www.businesspundit.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/zzpic15.jpg




9. Sporadic

(spor-rad-ick)

Adjective

Greek and Medieval Latin

My son has had sporadic vomiting for 7 days now, running no fever, and has had decreased appetite and lost a couple pounds.
http://forums.webmd.com/3/digestive-disorders-exchange/forum/4289


Calvin's sporadic ideas allow him to break out of the "normal boundaries".
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/s400/loopholes.jpg




10. Subsidize

(sub-si-dIze)

Verb

Latin

The gale was subsiding.
http://www.finedictionary.com/subsidize.html



One day our government will have to subsidize this debt.
http://media1.policymic.com/site/articles/11810/photo.jpg