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 |
|---|---|
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
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| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
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| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
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