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Words to Learn 279 Related Wordduplicitous (adjective) Duplicitous Benedict Arnold was anAmerican general who sold secrets to the British during theAmerican Revolution.10. trivial (adjective) trĭvē-əlFrom Latin: tri- (three) via (road) (In Latin, trivium meant“where three roads meet,” the public square where peoplewould gossip.)a. unimportant; sillyPain or numbness in one’s feet can be due to trivialproblems, such as tight shoes, or may be an earlywarning of diabetes.b. ordinary; commonplaceChanging a car’s oil is a trivial task for professional automechanics.After almost dying in the accident, Fred started to enjoytrivial things in life, such as cleaning the house orfilling the car with gas.Copyright © Cengage Learning. All Right Reserved. Related Wordstrivia (noun) The fan seemed to know endless amounts of triviaabout basketball. (Trivia is unimportant information.)trivialize (verb) A focus on gifts and parties can trivialize themeaning of religious holidays.NOTE: Trivial often also connotes “easy.” (Mentally adding twonumbers is a trivial task for a person with a Ph.D. in math.)tri-9. trilogy (noun) trĭlə-jē (plural: trilogies)From Greek: tri- (three) log (word; to speak)a group of three works, such as books, plays, movies, or storiesLord of the Rings is a book trilogy that was made into films.dec-11. decade (noun) dĕkādFrom Greek: dec- (ten) (Dekas meant “group of ten.”)a ten-year periodThe decade of the 1960s was marked by political protest.Because he had to support a family, it took Mr. Markmanalmost a decade to complete his college degree.