GRE Word List
CAVIL
quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily
The meaning of the word cavil is quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recast | reconstruct (a sentence, story, statue, etc.); fashion again |
| refurbish | renovate; make clean, bright, or fresh (make new) again; make bright by polishing; Ex. refurbish an old theater; CF. furbish: polish |
| heed | pay attention to; N: close attention |
| tantalize | tease; excite by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach; torture with disappointment; CF. Tantalus: Greek mythological figure |
| fluted | having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar); V. flute: make long parallel inward curves in; N. flute: long rounded groove incised on the shaft of a column |
| lank | long and thin; Ex. Lank, gaunt, Abraham Lincoln |
| repudiate | disown; disavow; deny |
| molecule | the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance |
| navigable | (of a body of water) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; (of a ship or aircraft) able to be steered |
| insurmountable | overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable |
