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Scrupulous: Careful Honest

The document defines and provides examples for several words: 1) It defines words like exacerbate, augment, protract, truncate, caustic, scrupulous, impassive, pedantic, permeable, viscous, immutable, ephemeral, tenacious, and tenuous. 2) It provides examples for some of the words to further illustrate their meanings, such as scrupulous referring to careful attention to detail and impassive meaning expressionless. 3) The document serves as a reference for understanding various words and their definitions.

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Scrupulous: Careful Honest

The document defines and provides examples for several words: 1) It defines words like exacerbate, augment, protract, truncate, caustic, scrupulous, impassive, pedantic, permeable, viscous, immutable, ephemeral, tenacious, and tenuous. 2) It provides examples for some of the words to further illustrate their meanings, such as scrupulous referring to careful attention to detail and impassive meaning expressionless. 3) The document serves as a reference for understanding various words and their definitions.

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exacerbate= make a problem worse augment = increase protract= prolong truncate=SHORTEN

caustic=sarcastic

scrupulous
adjective 1 scrupulous attention to detail: careful, meticulous, painstaking, thorough,a scrupulous man: honest

impassive
adjective Woodgate sat with his arms folded and remained impassive: expressionless, unexpressive, inexpressive, inscrutable, unreadable, blank,

pedantic
adjective a pedantic interpretation of the rules: overscrupulous , scrupulous, precise, exact, perfectionist, punctilious, meticulous, fussy

permeable |prm bl|


adjective (of a material or membrane) allowing liquids or gases to pass through it : a frog's skin is permeable to water.

viscous |visks|
adjective having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid; having a high viscosity : viscous lava.

immutable |imyotbl|
adjective unchanging over time or unable to be changed : an immutable fact.

ephemeral |fem()rl|
adjective lasting for a very short time : fashions are ephemeral. See note at temporary . (chiefly of plants) having a very short life cycle.

tenacious |tn sh s|
adjective not readily letting go of, giving up, or separated from an object that one holds, a position, or a principle : a tenacious grip | he was the most tenacious politician in South Korea.

tenuous |tenyos|
adjective very weak or slight : the tenuous link between interest rates and investment.

very slender or fine; insubstantial : a tenuous cloud.

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