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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tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
rabiesan acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated
raila bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
jauntysprightly in manner or appearance : lively
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
fiascoa complete failure
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
vigilthe act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future