GRE Word List

TRIFLE

something of little value, substance, or importance

The meaning of the word trifle is something of little value, substance, or importance.

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WordMeaning
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium
overtopen to view : manifest
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
slipshodwearing loose shoes or slippers
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
squalorthe quality or state of being squalid
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased