Another word gleaned from my reading. The Free Dictionary defines it as:
cav·il (kvl)
v. cav·iled also cav·illed, cav·il·ing also cav·il·ling, cav·ils also cav·ils
v.intr.
To find fault unnecessarily; raise trivial objections. See Synonyms at quibble.
v.tr.
To quibble about; detect petty flaws in.
n.
A carping or trivial objection.
[French caviller, from Old French, from Latin cavillr, to jeer, from cavilla, a jeering.]
cavil·er n.
The Thesaurus portion states:
Noun 1. cavil - an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
quibble, quiddity, equivocation, evasion - a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
Verb 1. cavil - raise trivial objections
carp, chicane, object - express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license"
