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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |