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 |
|---|---|
| expound | to set forth : state |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |