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 |
|---|---|
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |