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 |
|---|---|
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
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| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
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