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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |