Day 1,110: compunction

He might have had absolutely no compunction about lying to his mother. 

Artwork of the day 
Nero After the Murder of His Mother
John William Waterhouse
Date: 1878
Style: Romanticism
Genre: mythological painting
Media: oil, canvas
Location: Private Collection
Dimensions: 93.98 x 167.96 cm

Word of the day 
compunction: uneasiness because of guilt; a slight sense of pity or regret

Quote of the day
“Quick question. Does this magical skill with gray matter come with a total lack of compunction for your kind, or is it just you who were born without a conscience?  
V: I beg your pardon?”
― J.R. Ward, Lover Unbound