| ambivalence |
the presence of conflicting feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, thing, or situation. |
| audit |
an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination. |
| criteria |
a set of standards or tests by which to judge or decide something. |
| diffuse |
in the physical sciences, to flow toward regions of lower concentration. |
| enigma |
something puzzling, contradictory, or mysterious; something for which a solution cannot be found. |
| faze |
to bewilder or to disturb the composure or shake the resolve of; disconcert or daunt. |
| impending |
about to occur or appear. |
| informant |
one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source. |
| puerile |
immature or silly; childish. |
| quell |
to overpower or suppress with force; put down; quash. |
| ravenous |
very hungry; starved. |
| reprieve |
to release (someone) temporarily or permanently from planned or impending punishment, pain, or difficulty. |
| simplistic |
excessively simplified, as to be unrealistic. |
| unconscionable |
not restrained or guided by a concern for what is right and just; unprincipled. |
| undaunted |
not discouraged; not giving up even though something is difficult or frightening. |