GRE Word List
TRINKET
a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring)
The meaning of the word trinket is a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| imprecation | curse |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
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