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 |
|---|---|
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |