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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WordMeaning
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
insensatelacking sense or understanding
rusticateto go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
lanceta sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence