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
prohibitivetending to prohibit or restrain
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
banteringto speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner
renowna state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame
arborealof, relating to, or resembling a tree
cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration
mendicantbeggar
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances