GRE Word List

NIGGLE

trifle

The meaning of the word niggle is trifle.

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chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
lamentto mourn aloud : wail
glacialsuggestive of ice: such as
derelictabandoned especially by the owner or occupant
demurto take exception : object
acridsharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating
novaa star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
sourbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
brittleeasily broken, cracked, or snapped
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt