| ambivalence |
the presence of conflicting feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, thing, or situation. |
| anonymous |
having an unknown name or identity. |
| doctrinaire |
dogmatically adhering to a theory or a school of thought, regardless of its practicality. |
| figment |
something imaginary or invented. |
| fulcrum |
that which other things are contingent upon or built around; a pivotal point or agent. |
| incur |
to become liable for or bring upon oneself (usually some unwanted or harmful consequence). |
| instrumental |
serving as an agent or partial cause. |
| intractable |
not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. |
| mores |
the behaviors and manners accepted and expected in a social group, embodying its fundamental moral standards. |
| prophetic |
foretelling or revealing the future. |
| puerile |
immature or silly; childish. |
| self-determination |
the ability or freedom of a people to decide their own form of government. |
| servile |
very submissive to another's authority; slavish. |
| stipulate |
to specify or arrange as a condition of an agreement. |
| tensile |
of or relating to tension. |