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.

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WordMeaning
tactileperceptible by touch : tangible
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
obstinatestubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
hypercriticalmeticulously or excessively critical
imperativenot to be avoided or evaded : necessary
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
equanimityevenness of mind especially under stress
cerebrationto use the mind : think
quenchput out