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.

Random words

WordMeaning
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
seasona time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
celibateof, relating to, or characterized by celibacy:
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
sluggarda habitually lazy person
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
engagedinvolved in activity : occupied
doggedmarked by stubborn determination