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 |
|---|---|
| nomenclature | name |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| hallowed | holy |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| pitfall | trap |