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 |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| genre | a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| hortatory | hortative |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |