GRE Word List
CAVIL
to raise trivial and frivolous objection
The meaning of the word cavil is to raise trivial and frivolous objection.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
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| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| document | proof |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
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| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| modish | fashionable |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |