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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
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