GRE Word List
PUNCTILIOUS
minutely attentive (perhaps too much so) to fine points; stressing niceties of conduct or form; N. punctilio, punctiliousness: careful attention payed to every small exact detail
The meaning of the word punctilious is minutely attentive (perhaps too much so) to fine points; stressing niceties of conduct or form; N. punctilio, punctiliousness: careful attention payed to every small exact detail.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patois | local or provincial dialect |
| embody | give a bodily form to; incorporate; include |
| stalemate | deadlock; situation in which further action is blocked |
| absolute | complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism |
| contention | assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition |
| momentum | quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus; moving force |
| jabber | chatter rapidly or unintelligibly |
| stereotype | one regarded as embodying a set image or type; fixed and unvarying representation; standardized mental picture often reflecting prejudice; Ex. stereotype of the happy slave; V: make a stereotype of; represent by a stereotype; Ex. It is wrong to stereotype people; Ex. stereotyped answer |
| insinuate | hint; imply; suggest indirectly; creep in; introduce or insert (oneself) by artful means; Ex. insinuate himself into the boss's favor; CF. ingratiate |
| inundate | flood; overflow; submerge; cover completely; Ex. inundated with work |