GRE Word List
PUNCTILIOUS
marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
The meaning of the word punctilious is marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |