GRE Word List
QUALMS
a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
The meaning of the word qualms is a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| whittle | a large knife |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |