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 |
|---|---|
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| asunder | into parts |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |