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
mellifluoushaving a smooth rich flow
subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
blithelacking due thought or consideration : casual
mediumsomething in a middle position
scholarlyof, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned
cringeto recoil in distaste
sojourna temporary stay
whiffa quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
docileeasily taught