1. Indicative that the subject causes an act to be performed or a condition to come into being. “A causative factor of war.”

1. Uncertainty or indecisiveness as to which course to follow. 2. The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, object, or idea.

adj. Of, relating to, or characterized by litigation.
Tending to engage in lawsuits. A litigious celebrity.

1. Given or granted without return or recompense; unearned. 2. Unnecessary or unwarranted; unjustified: A gratuitous remark.

Self-confident assurance, skill, and poise – especially in difficult or challenging circumstances.

1. Worldly rather than spiritual. 2. Not specifically relating to religion or to a religious body. “A secular book.”

1. Direct contrast; opposition. 2. The direct or exact opposite. “Hope is the antithesis of despair.”

A phrase in which two words of contradictory meaning are used together for special effect, for example, “wise fool” or “to make haste slowly.”

Stubborn, extremely willful, obstinate. “He became quite pervicacious in his old age.”

The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region. An idiomatic word, phrase, or expression. The idiom of a particular trade or profession: “In the legal vernacular.”