GRE Word List
STICKLER
perfectionist; person who insists things be exactly right
The meaning of the word stickler is perfectionist; person who insists things be exactly right.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| start | move suddenly or involuntarily; Ex. start at the sight of a snake |
| tendentious | promoting a particular point of view; biased; having an aim; designed to further a cause; Ex. tendentious rather than truth-seeking; CF. tend: move in a certain direction |
| renegade | deserter; traitor; ADJ. |
| facet | small plane surface (of a gem(precious stone)); a side |
| betroth | become engaged to marry |
| punctilious | minutely attentive (perhaps too much so) to fine points; stressing niceties of conduct or form; N. punctilio, punctiliousness: careful attention payed to every small exact detail |
| foible | small weakness of character; slight fault; CF. feeble |
| ravage | devastate; plunder; despoil; Ex. crops ravaged by storms |
| acne | skin disease (on the face) |
| animadversion | critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval |
