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 |
|---|---|
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |