Synonym of " captious" is _________?
Correct answer: B. carping
- A. prominent
- B. carping
- C. critical
- D. caustic
- E. epigrammatic
Explanation
Captious means inclined to find trivial faults, and “carping” has the same fault-finding sense. “Critical” is broader and can simply mean analytical, not necessarily petty or hostile.
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