GRE Word List
CONSCIENTIOUS
meticulous
The meaning of the word conscientious is meticulous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| grate | grating |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |