English 4 - Vocab 2

diligence

Constant and earnest effort to accomplish a task

fastidious

1. Difficult to satisfy or please

2. Possessing or displaying careful attention to detail

foresight

The ability to see what is likely to happen in the future

judicious

Having or exhibiting sound judgement

meticulous

1. Extremely careful and precise

2. Excessively concerned with details

minutiae

Minor or trivial details

prudent

Exercising caution, good judgement or common sense

punctilious

1. attentive to finer points of formal conduct

2. Very careful and exact

selective

1. careful in choosing

2. Highly specific in activity

systematic

1. Having a system or method

2. Orderly in arranging things