GRE Word List
CAPTIOUS
marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
The meaning of the word captious is marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |