rigorous
If you are rigorous when you do something, you do it extremely carefully and precisely. A rigorous inspection of your tax records has revealed the government owes you money. Congratulations!
The Latin root for rigorous is rigor, meaning “stiffness.” This might remind you of rigor mortis, the stiffening of a body after death, as often seen on cop shows. This is a good, if creepy, way of remembering the meaning of rigorous: rigorous people are stiff and unbending about the standards of their work. This requires being alive, of course.
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rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
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demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
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Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a regimented community that is free from pain and suffering — but also free from joy, independence, and even color. When he is appointed the community's Receiver of Memory, Jonas begins to question everything he has been taught.
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No time to scour the headlines or watch the news? No problem! We’ve rounded up the top words heard, read, debated, and discussed this week. Newton tells us that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. This week was all about dealing with reactions. Reacting to criticism of the travel ban he first proposed in January, President Trump instituted an even more rigorous one. As a reaction to their leader being dubbed "Rocket Man," North Korea escalated its rhetoric. NFL players and owners rebuked the president's characterization of them. Finally, after blistering, unrelenting criticism, Equifax's president retired, and the Guggenheim museum cancelled part of a controversial exhibition. Take a look back at the week that was, vocabulary style.