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 |
|---|---|
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| shove | to push along |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |