GRE Word List
TRIFLING
lacking in significance or solid worth: such as
The meaning of the word trifling is lacking in significance or solid worth: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| noisome | noxious |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |