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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| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| bauble | trinket |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |