Captious Flashcards by Madison Lindemulder | Brainscape

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What does it mean?

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Overly fussy or quick to find faults.

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Hypercritical

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Synonym of cautious

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Caviling

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Synonym of captious

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Carping

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Synonym of captious

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Censorious

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Synonym of captious

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Niggling

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Synonym of captious

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Pettifogging

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Synonym of captious

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Hairsplitting

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Synonym of captious

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Picayune

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Synonym of captious

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Nit-picking

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Synonym of captious

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Loaded

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Synonym of captious

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Unexacting

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Antonym of captious

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Uncritical

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Antonym of captious

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Undiscriminating

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Antonym of captious

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Straightforward

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Antonym of captious

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Laudatory

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Antonym of captious

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Complimentary

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Antonym of captious