SAT vocabulary
Cavil
To raise trivial and frivolous objections; to find fault unnecessarily.
Example
"The film critic seemed to enjoy caviling at every minor detail, rather than appreciating the overall artistic merit of the movie."
Etymology
From Latin 'cavillari' meaning 'to jeer, to scoff.'
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