The word you're looking for is waning. When the moon's illumination is increasing, it is waxing.
Its 43 in portland right now... normally oregon is cold and very snowy in the mountainous areas and warmer in the winter with drizzles in the lower regions. The summers are hot and there is often rain in areas such as portland, corvalis, and albany.<span />
Ocean plate because it is more dense
<span>law of original lateral continuity</span>
I would say that the resource you could use to find the meaning of <em>ambiguous </em>is the dictionary.
An almanac is an annual publication about weather, crops, etc.
A thesaurus is a dictionary of synonyms.
An encyclopedia is self-explanatory.