| ambivalence |
the presence of conflicting feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, thing, or situation. |
| belligerence |
a very aggressive or hostile attitude; warlike nature. |
| dregs |
the part of anything that is left over or that has the least value or use. |
| exodus |
the leaving of large numbers of people. |
| insubstantial |
lacking firmness or solidity; slight. |
| momentous |
very important. |
| novice |
a person with little or no experience at a particular job or activity. |
| podium |
a raised platform, as for a speaker or orchestra conductor; dais. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| soluble |
able to be dissolved. |
| staid |
formal, solemn, and reserved in character. |
| transcendent |
going beyond the ordinary; surpassing; extraordinary. |
| turncoat |
one who changes from one party, allegiance, or the like, to the opposite, especially a traitor. |
| unintelligible |
not able to be understood, as spoken or written language. |
| vertigo |
a sensation of unsteadiness or dizziness, such that one's surroundings seem to be whirling around. |