GRE Word List

NIGGLE

trifle

The meaning of the word niggle is trifle.

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WordMeaning
enlivento give life, action, or spirit to : animate
impairto diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
constituencya body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position)
rancidhaving an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition
resentmenta feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury
crestfallenhaving a drooping crest or hanging head
passepast one's prime
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid