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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indicativeserving to indicate
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insubordinationdisobedient to authority
unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
philologythe study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
nauticalof, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships
daintysomething delicious to the taste
connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication