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 |
|---|---|
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| rightful | just |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |