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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WordMeaning
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
plightto put or give in pledge : engage
contaminateto soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association
converseto exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
exasperateto cause irritation or annoyance to
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate