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 |
|---|---|
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| lampoon | satire |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| leave-taking | departure |