ambivalent
Having mixed feelings about something
She was surprisingly ambivalent about attending her own birthday party
Arbitrary
based on personal whim, rather than reason
His coworkers resented his imperious and arbitrary decision making style
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PSAT vocab test
ambivalent - Answer Having mixed feelings about something
She was surprisingly ambivalent about attending her own birthday party
Arbitrary - Answer based on personal whim, rather than reason
His coworkers resented his imperious and arbitrary decision making style
Arbitrate - Answer To serve as a neutral third - party judge in dispute
My mother arbitrated a resolution to the fight between my sister and me
Carping - Answer constantly finding fault, particularly about trivial matters
April's constant carping about the movie forced me to walk out of the theater
Censor - Answer To edit out or repress objectionable material
The prisoners outgoing letters were being censored by the prison officials
Censure - Answer To express for a, disapproval of someone's behavior
The senator was censured for her misconduct, but was permitted to stay in office
Clemency - Answer leniency, particularly in judicial sentencing
The judge showed clemency because the convict showed great remorse for his actions
Conformist - Answer One who conscientiously compels with the standards of a group
I'd rather be an individualist than a conformist
Contempt - Answer sharp disgust for something deemed unworthy
Her contempt for Mr.Jones was so deep that she would not even acknowledge his
presence
Cynic - Answer one who believes that humans are essentially selfish
Warren was such a cynic that he mistrusted every word of praise from his teachers
Demeaning - Answer Causing a loss of respect or dignity
The student protest did not elevate the debate but instead reduced it to a demeaning
travesty of intellectual discourse
Denounce - Answer Publicly declare as bad or evil
She was denounced for making a racist slur
Depraved - Answer immoral or wicked
The murderer showed depraved indifference to human life
Derision - Answer Mockery, contemptuous ridicule
The derision Phil received in the locker room scarred him for life
Disdain - Answer Feeling that something or someone is unworthy
I could feel only disdain for Glen's self-serving apology
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