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
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
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peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
invulnerableincapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed
satyra sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
exudeto ooze out
propagateto cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
sanguinarybloodthirsty