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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |