| ambivalence |
the presence of conflicting feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, thing, or situation. |
| eloquence |
skill or ability to use language that impresses or persuades. |
| embellish |
to improve by, or as though by, decorations; decorate. |
| gaffe |
a crude social error; blunder; faux pas. |
| invariable |
not subject to change; consistently the same. |
| linguistic |
of or pertaining to language or the study of language. |
| magnitude |
size or extent. |
| officiate |
to function as a priest or minister in a religious ceremony. |
| pallor |
unnatural lack of color, especially of the face. |
| pseudonym |
a false name adopted by someone, especially an author, to conceal his or her identity; pen name. |
| self-determination |
the ability or freedom of a people to decide their own form of government. |
| sinuous |
having many curves or turns. |
| succor |
help or relief given in time of need. |
| uninformative |
conveying little or no knowledge or understanding. |
| viscid |
of a gluelike consistency. |