Gre Words Flashcards
1
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Cavil
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V. Make petty or unnecessary objections
N. A carping or trivial objection
“It may seem like a cavil, petty derision, but I really don’t like the color of those shoes you are wearing.”
2
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Contemptuous
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Scornful, haughty, arrogant, snobbish
“Eddard walked into the kingdom with a contemptuous expression plastered on his countenance. He had the effrontery to assume that the country was his to rule.”
3
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Commonplace
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Unremarkable, trite, overdone, cliché
4
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Contrive
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Artificial, strained
Obviously planned or forced
