GRE Word List

METICULOUS

marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details

The meaning of the word meticulous is marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details.

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WordMeaning
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
run-downan item-by-item report or review : summary
wrathstrong vengeful anger or indignation
qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
homilya usually short sermon
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
perditioneternal damnation
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate