| ambivalent |
of feelings and emotions, conflicting; pulling in opposite directions. |
| catharsis |
in psychotherapy, the bringing of repressed thoughts and feelings to consciousness in order to release emotional tension, or the release itself. |
| desist |
to stop acting in a certain way. |
| disparate |
essentially different and distinct. |
| dowdy1 |
not at all stylish; shabby or dull. |
| elaboration |
the act or an instance of adding explanatory material or detail, or the material or detail so added. |
| explicate |
to make clear or explain completely. |
| fulcrum |
that which other things are contingent upon or built around; a pivotal point or agent. |
| mentor |
someone who plays an important role in another person's life as a guide and teacher. |
| polygamy |
the practice or state of having more than one spouse, especially more than one wife, at a time. |
| prescience |
knowledge of future occurrences; foreknowledge. |
| reconstitute |
to put together or form again. |
| singe |
to burn slightly on the surface, end, or edge. |
| unrelenting |
continuing with the same intensity, force, speed, or the like; not decreasing or weakening. |
| wrangle |
to win or obtain by quarreling. |