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 |
|---|---|
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |