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 |
|---|---|
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
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| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |