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 |
|---|---|
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |