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 |
|---|---|
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| nomenclature | name |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| collected | gathered together |