GRE Word List
FRIVOLOUS
of little weight or importance
The meaning of the word frivolous is of little weight or importance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |