GRE Word List
NIGGLE
trifle
The meaning of the word niggle is trifle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| expatriate | banish |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |