Vocabulary Word
Word: cavil
Definition: quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily
Definition: quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily
Sentences Containing 'cavil'
The count appeared, dressed with the greatest simplicity, but the most fastidious dandy could have found nothing to cavil at in his toilet.
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