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 |
|---|---|
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| drivel | nonsense |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| irate | roused to ire |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |