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Quibble :: Quibble (n.) A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; an evasion; a cavil.

Carp :: Carp (v. i.) To find fault; to cavil; to censure words or actions without reason or ill-naturedly; -- usually followed by at.

Cavil :: Cavil (n.) A captious or frivolous objection.

Caviled :: Caviled (imp. & p. p.) of Cavi.

Quibble :: Quibble (v. i.) To evade the point in question by artifice, play upon words, caviling, or by raising any insignificant or impertinent question or point; to trifle in argument or discourse; to equivocate..

Argutation :: Argutation (n.) Caviling; subtle disputation.

Disputative :: Disputative (a.) Disposed to dispute; inclined to cavil or to reason in opposition; as, a disputative temper..

Caviling :: Caviling (a.) Disposed to cavil; finding fault without good reason. See Captious.

Vitilitigate :: Vitilitigate (v. i.) To contend in law litigiously or cavilously.

Cavilled :: Cavilled () of Cavi.

Caviller :: Caviller (n.) One who cavils.

Cavilingly :: Cavilingly (adv.) In a caviling manner.

Fallax :: Fallax (n.) Cavillation; a caviling.

Findfault :: Findfault (n.) A censurer or caviler.

Exception :: Exception (n.) An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; -- usually followed by to or against.

Caption :: Caption (n.) A caviling; a sophism.

Hafter :: Hafter (n.) A caviler; a wrangler.

Difficulty :: Difficulty (n.) A controversy; a falling out; a disagreement; an objection; a cavil.

Cavillous :: Cavillous (a.) Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbing..

Carper :: Carper (n.) One who carps; a caviler.

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