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
irksometending to irk : tedious
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
paradigmexample
resignationan act or instance of resigning something : surrender
minusculevery small
ironicrelating to, containing, or constituting irony
privyprivate
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
tenuoushaving little substance or strength : flimsy