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   cavil

   /ˈkavəl/

   verb

   • 1. make petty or unnecessary objections: "they cavilled at the cost"

   noun

   • 1. a petty or unnecessary objection.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French caviller, from Latin cavillari, from cavilla ‘mockery’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. caviller noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • V

     4

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

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