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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| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
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