GRE Word List
CAVIL
to raise trivial and frivolous objection
The meaning of the word cavil is to raise trivial and frivolous objection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| lampoon | satire |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| ploy | escapade |