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
shoveto push along
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
onomatopoeiathe naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
fulcrumprop
slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence
communetalk over
thematicof, relating to, or constituting a theme
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cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic
representationalone that represents: such as