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

WordMeaning
nonsensewords or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas
lachrymosegiven to tears or weeping : tearful
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
exhortto incite by argument or advice : urge strongly
incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
meteoricof or relating to a meteor
erroneouscontaining or characterized by error : mistaken
trougha long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals
garbledmade unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up
sojourna temporary stay