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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| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| microcosm | a little world |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |