GRE Word List
TRIVIA
unimportant matters : trivial facts or details
The meaning of the word trivia is unimportant matters : trivial facts or details.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ovation | a 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 |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| venue | locale |
| license | permission to act |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |