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
abrogateto abolish by authoritative action : annul
friezea heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
impedimentsomething that impedes
bandyto discuss lightly or banteringly
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
crestfallenhaving a drooping crest or hanging head
quandarya state of perplexity or doubt
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter