- Expend
v. to use up (as in energy or money)
Be careful not to expend all your energy in the first half of a marathon.
- Teeming
adj. abundantly filled (usu. with living organisms)
Doorknobs are not as clean as they look and are often teeming with germs.
- Scrupulous
adj. paying great attention to detail
I am a scrupulous proofreader and never miss an error.
