GRE Word List
MISGIVINGS
a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
The meaning of the word misgivings is a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
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| connivance | the act of conniving |
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| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |