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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| rank | relative standing or position |