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 |
|---|---|
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| fuddle | booze |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| irate | roused to ire |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| license | permission to act |