| ambivalence |
the presence of conflicting feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, thing, or situation. |
| bauble |
a showy or gaudy trinket or ornament of little value. |
| beneficent |
tending to do good; kindly; charitable. |
| bombast |
boastful, pompous, or otherwise overblown utterances. |
| concentric |
of circles or spheres, having the same middle point. |
| concurrent |
existing or occurring at the same time. |
| connote |
to suggest or imply (meanings or associations) in addition to the literal meaning. |
| disenfranchise |
to deprive (someone) of a right of citizenship, especially the right to vote. |
| histrionic |
done in a theatrical, emotional, or affected manner; overly dramatic. |
| lummox |
(informal) someone who is especially clumsy, slow, and unintelligent. |
| prophetic |
foretelling or revealing the future. |
| repast |
a meal, or the food eaten at a meal. |
| revel |
to feel great pleasure; rejoice (usually followed by "in"). |
| simultaneously |
at the very same time. |
| stupor |
a state of unconsciousness, insensibility, or torpor. |