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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matineea musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon
vigoractive bodily or mental strength or force
notorietythe quality or state of being notorious
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
solventable to pay all legal debts
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish