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 |
|---|---|
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| calorific | caloric |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |