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 |
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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 |