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 |
|---|---|
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| 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 |
| concentric | having a common center |