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.
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) |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| cow | the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) |
| nexus | connection |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| digression | the 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 |