GRE Word List
FASTIDIOUS
showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care
The meaning of the word fastidious is showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care.
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Word | Meaning |
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precipitous | precipitate |
occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
dolt | a stupid person |
lucre | monetary gain : profit |
clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
conceit | favorable opinion |
supplicant | one who supplicates |
jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |