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
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
acridsharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
cupidityinordinate desire for wealth : avarice
varnisha liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
exemptfree or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
meteto give out by measure : dole out
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together