GRE Word List

STICKLER

one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something

The meaning of the word stickler is one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something.

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WordMeaning
idioman 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)
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
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suckleto give milk to from the breast or udder
polyglotone who is polyglot
cowthe mature female of cattle (genus Bos)
nexusconnection
consonanceharmony or agreement among components
erroneouscontaining or characterized by error : mistaken
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work