| ambivalence |
the presence of conflicting feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, thing, or situation. |
| annuity |
a regular yearly income paid at fixed intervals and produced by money invested or by an insurance contract. |
| calculable |
able to be determined by mathematical computation. |
| caricature |
a depiction, in a drawing or verbal description, that deliberately exaggerates or distorts some features of the person or thing represented to produce a comic or grotesque appearance. |
| coda |
a passage that brings a musical composition to a conclusion. |
| confection |
a sweetened candy or fruit. |
| demagogue |
a leader, especially a speaker or politician, who attempts to persuade and to gain a following by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the public, rather than by rational argument. |
| disband |
of an organized group, to break up or disperse. |
| dissonant |
not in harmony or agreement; discordant. |
| frivolous |
unworthy of serious consideration or merit; trivial or silly. |
| intolerable |
too difficult or unpleasant to be near or to bear. |
| meticulous |
very careful or precise. |
| parable |
a very short story told to teach a moral or religious lesson. |
| pestilence |
an epidemic, usually deadly, disease; plague. |
| unguided |
without someone to lead or escort. |