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 |
|---|---|
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |