prolepsis vs qualm

prolepsis

noun
  • The anticipation of an objection to an argument. 

  • Growth in which lateral branches develop from a lateral meristem, after the formation of a bud or following a period of dormancy, when the lateral meristem is split from a terminal meristem. 

  • A construction that consists of placing an element in a syntactic unit before that to which it would logically correspond. 

  • A so-called "preconception", i.e. a pre-theoretical notion which can lead to true knowledge of the world. 

  • The practice of placing information about the ending of a story near the beginning, as a literary device. 

  • The assignment of something to a period of time that precedes it. 

qualm

noun
  • A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc. 

  • A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt. 

  • A sudden sickly feeling; queasiness. 

verb
  • To have a sickly feeling. 

How often have the words prolepsis and qualm occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )