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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WordMeaning
impenitentnot penitent
veerto change direction or course
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
briman upper or outer margin : verge
crustthe hardened exterior or surface part of bread
knottymarked by or full of knots
flashylacking in substance or flavor : insipid
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights