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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Word | Meaning |
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incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
pugilist | fighter |
granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |