SAT vocabulary
Scruple
a feeling of doubt or moral hesitation regarding the propriety of an action
Example
"The ruthless developer felt no scruple about evicting longtime tenants to make way for a luxury high-rise."
Etymology
From Latin 'scrupulus', a small sharp stone or pebble, metaphorically used for an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience
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