Entry Word: scruple

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a very small amount <went about her business without even a scruple of suspicion> — see particle 1
2 a very small piece <left just a scruple of asparagus on the plate> — see bit 1
3 an uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do <having some scruples about accepting help on his science project> — see qualm