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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| unkempt | not combed |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| juncture | a point of time |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |