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 |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| mulct | fine |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| historic | historical |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |