GRE Word List

PAINSTAKING

taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort

The meaning of the word painstaking is taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort.

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WordMeaning
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
studiedcarefully considered or prepared : thoughtful
traumaticpsychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems
funerealof or relating to a funeral
predisposeto dispose in advance
satellitea celestial body orbiting another of larger size
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
diatribea bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing