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 |
|---|---|
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| residual | remainder |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |