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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| primal | original |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |