Scrupulous about attribution, she footnoted even the ideas that had arisen in casual conversation.
她在署名归属上一丝不苟，连闲谈中冒出的想法也加了脚注。
Which choice best defines “scrupulous”?
B — Diligently careful; principled.. “scrupulous” means Diligently careful; principled..
Which word means “Diligently careful; principled.”?
C — scrupulous. “scrupulous” means Diligently careful; principled..
scrupulous — Diligently careful; principled.. In Chinese: 一丝不苟的；审慎的.
scrupulous is pronounced //ˈskruːpjələs//.
Scrupulous about attribution, she footnoted even the ideas that had arisen in casual conversation. (她在署名归属上一丝不苟，连闲谈中冒出的想法也加了脚注。)
conscientious, punctilious, principled — all close in meaning to scrupulous (Diligently careful; principled.).
careless, negligent — each the opposite of scrupulous (Diligently careful; principled.).
Yes. scrupulous is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
scrup(小石子硌脚) → 顾虑周全。