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 |
|---|---|
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |