CAVIL

PRONUNCIATION: (KAV-uhl)

MEANING: verb tr., intr.: To raise a trivial or frivolous objection.
noun: A trivial or frivolous objection.

ETYMOLOGY: From Old French caviller (to mock or jest), from Latin cavillari (to jeer), from cavilla (jeering). Earliest documented use: verb: 1548, noun: 1570.
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ÇA VAIL - that's a ski resort in Colorado

C. AVRIL - Est-ce qu'il faut payer les Taxes d'Income pendant: A. Janvier; B. Mai; C. Avril; D.Septembre?

CAVE IL - the 49th in a series of connected grottoes