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
dissonancelack of agreement
vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy
boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
spasmodicrelating to or affected or characterized by spasm
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
serenitythe quality or state of being serene