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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militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
supplicantone who supplicates
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cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
outragean act of violence or brutality
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
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grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence