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
transcendentaltranscendent
maula heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
besiegeto surround with armed forces
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
cantthe expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments
rostera roll or list of personnel
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive