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 |
|---|---|
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |