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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discloseto make known or public
minutethe 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds
braga pompous or boastful statement
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
glossa surface luster or brightness : shine
calumnya misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
connivancethe act of conniving
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down