GRE Word List
COMPUNCTION
anxiety arising from awareness of guilt
The meaning of the word compunction is anxiety arising from awareness of guilt.
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| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
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| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
