GRE vocabulary

Fastidious

Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail; difficult to please.

Example

"The fastidious editor caught every grammatical error and stylistic inconsistency in the manuscript."

From Latin 'fastidiosus' meaning 'disdainful, squeamish', from 'fastidium' (loathing, disgust).

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