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
validateto make legally valid : ratify
brazenmade of brass
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit
luxuriateto grow profusely : thrive
ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
hueoverall character or appearance to the mind : complexion
untenablenot able to be defended
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony