GRE vocabulary
quibble
to argue or object over trivial, insignificant details
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Questions about “quibble”
Quibble (verb) means to argue or object over trivial, insignificant details
Here is quibble used in an example sentence: "Rather than address the main argument, he quibbled over a single misplaced comma."
Common synonyms for quibble include cavil, nitpick, carp.
Antonyms of quibble include concur, agree.
Quibble is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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