Propensity

pro·pen·si·ty (pr-pns-t)
n. pl. pro·pen·si·ties
An innate inclination; a tendency. See Synonyms at predilection.

propensity

Noun

pl -ties Formal a natural tendency: his problem had always been a propensity to live beyond his means

Specter

spec·ter (spktr)
n.
1. A ghostly apparition; a phantom.
2. A haunting or disturbing image or prospect: the terrible specter of nuclear war.

Slay

slay (sl)
tr.v. slew (sl), slain (sln), slay·ing, slays
1. To kill violently.
2. past tense and past participle often slayed Slang To overwhelm, as with laughter or love: Those old jokes still slay me.

Catharsis

A release of emotional tension, as after an overwhelming experience, that restores or refreshes the spirit.
4. Psychology
a. A technique used to relieve tension and anxiety by bringing repressed feelings and fears to consciousness.
b. The therapeutic result of this process; abreaction.

Ambivalence

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n.

1. The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, object, or idea.

2. Uncertainty or indecisiveness as to which course to follow.

Fledgling

fledg·ling also fledge·ling (fljlng) n. 1. A young bird that has recently acquired its flight feathers. 2. A young or inexperienced person. adj. New and untried or inexperienced: a fledgling enterprise.

Minutia

mi·nu·ti·a (m-nsh-, -sh, -ny-) n. pl. mi·nu·ti·ae (-sh-) A small or trivial detail:

eg:- It’s long on details, short on minutiae.

Canard

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1. An unfounded or false, deliberately misleading story.

eg:- People are spreading canards about the ICL going belly up

Clarion

clar·i·on (klr-n) adj. Loud and clear: a clarion call to resistance. n. Music 1. A medieval trumpet with a shrill clear tone. 2. The sound of this instrument or a sound resembling it.

Quandary

quan·da·ry (kwnd-r, -dr) n. pl. quan·da·ries A state of uncertainty or perplexity.