| ambivalence |
the presence of conflicting feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, thing, or situation. |
| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| gainsay |
to deny or contradict. |
| gauche |
deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude. |
| indigenous |
being the people or animals that originally lived and may continue to live in a particular country or region. |
| insular |
closed to new ideas; narrow-minded. |
| intemperate |
lacking moderation or restraint; excessive, overindulgent, violent, or the like. |
| intimacy |
the condition of being close in friendship or otherwise intimate. |
| machination |
(usually plural) elaborate or devious schemes. |
| misjudge |
to hold an unjustified opinion of. |
| philanthropy |
collective efforts made to do good for others, especially in the form of making monetary donations or engaging in charitable works. |
| potable |
fit for drinking. |
| preoccupy |
to absorb the entire time or attention of. |
| propensity |
a natural or inborn tendency, aptitude, or preference (often followed by an infinitive or "for"). |
| rancor |
bitter, continuing resentment; hatred. |