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 |
|---|---|
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
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| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| antecede | precede |
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| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
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