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 |
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| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |