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 |
|---|---|
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| viand | an item of food |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| fete | festival |
| circlet | a little circle |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |