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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| postulate | demand |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |