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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
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| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
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| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
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