Random GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST
Meaning :
faultfinding; too critical
(adj.) tending to find and call attention to faults
Sentence :
"a captious pedant", "an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor"
Synonyms :
-
Antonyms :
commendatory, complimentary, encouraging, flattering, laudatory, praising
Mnemonic Technique 1 :
First word that comes to mind -Captain, who will always find and call attention to Faults which must be altered.
Mnemonic Technique 2 :
simiar to CAUTIOUS...cautious people FIND FAULTS in things
More Examples :
The tutor was so captious that the students found it extremely difficult to continue there.
The teacher often deliberately asked captious questions to get the students debating.
captious
Captious
Meaning :faultfinding; too critical
(adj.) tending to find and call attention to faults
Sentence :
"a captious pedant", "an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor"
Synonyms :
-
Antonyms :
commendatory, complimentary, encouraging, flattering, laudatory, praising
Mnemonic Technique 1 :
First word that comes to mind -Captain, who will always find and call attention to Faults which must be altered.
Mnemonic Technique 2 :
simiar to CAUTIOUS...cautious people FIND FAULTS in things
More Examples :
The tutor was so captious that the students found it extremely difficult to continue there.
The teacher often deliberately asked captious questions to get the students debating.
