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.

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WordMeaning
clangora resounding clang or medley of clangs
deliriuman acute (see acute
aptitudeinclination
collateralproperty (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
proclivityan inclination or predisposition toward something
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser