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 |
|---|---|
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| rift | fissure |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |