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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
| refrain | curb |
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| unkempt | not combed |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |