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 |
|---|---|
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |