| ambivalence |
the presence of conflicting feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, thing, or situation. |
| castigate |
to punish or rebuke, as with severe public criticism; chastise. |
| consonance |
agreement, correspondence, or harmony. |
| counterbalance |
to balance or offset with an equal force or influence; counterpoise. |
| emend |
to correct or improve (written text), especially by removing errors; edit. |
| equestrian |
of or relating to horseback riding. |
| impregnable1 |
able to withstand any attack, as a fortress. |
| mainstay |
the main support of something. |
| nurture |
to care for and encourage the growth and development of (a living thing). |
| pessimist |
one who usually expects a bad outcome. |
| populace |
the people who live in a particular place. |
| remonstrance |
the act or an instance of protesting or objecting. |
| theorem |
a proposition or idea that can be proven by other formulas or propositions in mathematics, or deduced from accepted premises or assumptions in logic. |
| vacillate |
to hesitate or waver in giving an opinion or making a decision; be indecisive. |
| vagrant |
one who lacks a permanent home and wanders from place to place; nomad; tramp. |