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 |
|---|---|
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |