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 |
|---|---|
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |