This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it.
This week’s closing word:
cavil
Pronounced: (CAV-ill)
Verb:
raise trivial objections
Noun:
an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
From Vocabulary.com: “Cavil is not a word that comes up all that often. You can replace it with the more commonly used word quibble and still have the same meaning. If you cavil over a restaurant bill, you argue about the minute, unimportant details of who owes what —- like whether your portion of the bill is $10.00 or $10.50.”
Example:
“Never cavil during negotiations. Focus on the most important points and always look for win-wins.”
