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 |
|---|---|
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| quisling | traitor |
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| pending | during |
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