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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| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| natal | native |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
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| healthy | enjoying good health |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |