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Critic :: Critic (n.) One who passes a rigorous or captious judgment; one who censures or finds fault; a harsh examiner or judge; a caviler; a carper.

Cavillation :: Cavillation (n.) Frivolous or sophistical objection.

Vitilitigation :: Vitilitigation (n.) Cavilous litigation; cavillation.

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

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

Quarrel :: Quarrel (v. i.) To find fault; to cavil; as, to quarrel with one's lot..

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

Cavilous :: Cavilous (a.) Alt. of Cavillou.

Word-catcher :: Word-catcher (n.) One who cavils at words.

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

Caviling :: Caviling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cavi.

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

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

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

Findfaulting :: Findfaulting (a.) Apt to censure or cavil; faultfinding; captious.

Caviler :: Caviler (n.) Alt. of Caville.

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

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..

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

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

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