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 |
|---|---|
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
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| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
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| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |