| ambivalent |
of feelings and emotions, conflicting; pulling in opposite directions. |
| consecrate |
to commit or devote to some goal or service. |
| cubicle |
any very small room or partitioned space, as in an office or dormitory. |
| disseminate |
to spread widely, as though scattering seed. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| expedient |
suitable or advantageous for the purpose or in the circumstances. |
| gallantry |
admirable courage. |
| modulate |
to vary the loudness, pitch, intensity, or tone of; especially soften or tone down. |
| patrician |
of, concerning, or belonging to an aristocratic class. |
| perpendicular |
at a right angle to. |
| pliable |
easily bent; flexible; malleable. |
| psychosis |
serious mental disorder that affects all aspects of the personality and involves withdrawal from reality. |
| synchronize |
to cause to occur, move, or operate at the same time or rate. |
| uncharted |
not recorded on any map; unexplored or unknown, as some geographical area or field of research. |
| vivacity |
the characteristic or state of being vivacious; liveliness; sprightliness; animation. |