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 |
|---|---|
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |