| ambivalence |
the presence of conflicting feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, thing, or situation. |
| conscript |
a military recruit summoned by draft; draftee. |
| convulsion |
a violent, involuntary contraction of the muscles. |
| dispensary |
a room in an institution, such as a hospital, in which medical supplies are kept and given out. |
| fraudulent |
characterized by or based on the use of deceit or trickery. |
| frenetic |
frantic; frenzied. |
| kinetic |
of, concerning, or caused by motion. |
| loquacity |
the quality or an instance of talking a great deal or excessively; talkativeness. |
| magnate |
someone of exceptional power, wealth, or influence, especially in business. |
| maturation |
the act or process of becoming fully grown or developed, in structure, behavior, or the like. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| proponent |
one who proposes or favors an idea, doctrine, course of action, or the like. |
| pursuant |
following on or proceeding from (usually followed by "to"). |
| reorganize |
to reestablish or arrange anew. |