All 3 Uses of
conscientious
in
Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell
- During the Vietnam War, he was a conscientious objector, and there is still something of the '60s hippie about him, like the Mao cap he sometimes wears over his braided yarmulke.†
Chpt 1conscientious objector = someone who objects to fulfilling a requirement because they think it is wrong--typically to serve in the military
- Conscientiousness.†
Chpt 1 *conscientiousness = the state of being careful to do what is right
- They were more accurate at measuring conscientiousness, and they were much more accurate at predicting both the students' emotional stability and their openness to new experiences.†
Chpt 1
Definition:
careful to do what is right--especially to perform duties in a thorough manner