Vocab List 6.2

n. a large building with seats rising in curved rows around an open space on which games and plays take place

• amphitheater

• ambiance

• ambit

• amphibian

n. an airplane designed for taking off from and landing on both land and water

• amphitheater

• ambiance

• ambit

• amphibian

n. scope or extent

• amphitheater

• ambiance

• ambit

• amphibian

n. the mood, character, quality, tone, atmosphere, etc., particularly of an environment or milieu

• amphitheater

• ambiance

• ambit

• amphibian

adj. existing or present on all sides

• ambient

• ambiguous

• ambidextrous

• ambivalent

adj. open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations

• ambient

• ambiguous

• ambivalent

• ambidextrous

adj. having mixed feelings about someone or something; being unable to choose between two (usually opposing) courses of action

• ambient

• ambiguous

• ambivalent

• ambidextrous

adj. able to use both hands equally well

• ambient

• ambiguous

• ambivalent

• ambidextrous

The prefixes ambi- and Amphi- mean

• around, on both sides

• without

• within

• not, opposite of