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 |
|---|---|
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| diadem | crown |
| apparent | open to view : visible |