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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| demerit | offense |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |