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
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
menageriea place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
homogeneousof the same or a similar kind or nature
stinta period of time spent at a particular activity
elusivetending to elude: such as
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
bulkmagnitude
portlydignified