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
pacifistan adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
vegetateto lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
microcosma little world
composurea calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession
vervethe spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
detachedstanding by itself : separate