GRE Word List
NIGGLE
trifle
The meaning of the word niggle is trifle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| retiring | reserved |