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 |
|---|---|
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |