GRE Word List

TRIVIA

unimportant matters : trivial facts or details

The meaning of the word trivia is unimportant matters : trivial facts or details.

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WordMeaning
incisiveimpressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
charmthe chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
pugilistfighter
granarya storehouse for threshed grain
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
disinterestednot having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged