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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reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
forte | one's strong point |
mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
confide | to have confidence : trust |
inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |