GRE Word List
QUALMS
uneasy feelings; misgivings; uneasy fears especially about matters of conscience; Ex. I have no qualms about giving this assignment to Helen.
The meaning of the word qualms is uneasy feelings; misgivings; uneasy fears especially about matters of conscience; Ex. I have no qualms about giving this assignment to Helen..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| longevity | long life; long duration |
| wont | (the stated person's) habit or custom; habitual procedure; ADJ. wonted: customary |
| prosody | art of versification; study of the metrical structure of verse |
| ford | place where a river can be crossed on foot; V. |
| opportune | timely; well-chosen |
| mountebank | charlatan; boastful pretender |
| replenish | fill up again |
| tertiary | third in order or rank |
| hedonist | one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life; CF. hedonism: practice of living one's life purely for pleasure |
| precarious | unsafe; lacking in stability; uncertain; risky; Ex. precarious living |
