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
humblenot proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive
inopportuneinconvenient
titularhaving the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities
sproutto grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
flagrantconspicuously offensive
postulatedemand
fraughtfull of or accompanied by something specified
taxonomistthe study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
refractoryresisting control or authority : stubborn