GRE Word List
AMBIVALENCE
simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
The meaning of the word ambivalence is simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
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| dour | stern |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
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| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
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