cavilto make petty or unnecessary objections; to quibbleRather than addressing the substance of the proposal, the critic chose to cavil about minor details.NoteRather than addressing the substance of the proposal, the critic chose to cavil about minor details.Elon.io is an online learning platformWe have an entire course teaching GRE Verbal — Essential Vocabulary grammar and vocabulary.Start learning GRE Verbal — Essential Vocabulary now