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 |
|---|---|
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| haven | harbor |