GRE Word List

COMPUNCTION

anxiety arising from awareness of guilt

The meaning of the word compunction is anxiety arising from awareness of guilt.

Random words

WordMeaning
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
daintysomething delicious to the taste
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
atypicalnot typical : irregular
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
remediablecapable of being remedied
paramourlover
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot