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 |
|---|---|
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |