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 |
|---|---|
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| convoluted | having convolutions |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
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| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |