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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |