Hot SAT Words Lessons 21 30 LESSON 27

Hot SAT Words Lessons 21 -30

LESSON # 27 It just doesn’t matter! Words Relating to Things of Little Importance or Value

EXTRANEOUS Adj. not necessary; not an essential part; not relevant

extraneous Are two heads really better than one?

EXTRANEOUS l In your report, include only the highlights. Leave out all EXTRANEOUS matters.

FRIVOLOUS Adj. not having substance or a sense of importance or seriousness; silly, trivial, trifling

FRIVOLOUS l Lenny sued the chef because there was a fly in his soup, but the judge threw out the complaint on the grounds that it was FRIVOLOUS.

INCIDENTAL Adj. less important; minor

INCIDENTAL l An INCIDENTAL benefit of not having your own car is that you walk a lot and get plenty of exercise.

INCONSEQUENTIAL Adj. irrelevant; of no significance; unimportant

inconsequential l During the term Malcolm failed one quiz, but the impact on his final grade was INCONSEQUENTIAL.

IRRELEVANT Adj. not relating to the matter at hand

IRRELEVANT l The teacher said that since the essay was awful, the amount of time I spent writing it is IRRELEVANT to the grade.

NEGLIGIBLE Adj. able or likely to be neglected or bypassed due to smallness or lack or importance

NEGLIGIBLE l Peter refused the offer because the increase in salary was NEGLIGIBLE.

PERIPHERAL Adj. only marginally connected to what is truly important; minor or incidental; relating to the field of vision

PERIPHERAL l The class discussion got bogged down in PERIPHERAL matters that had nothing to do with the real issue.

PETTY Adj. minor or trivial; Small in quantity

PETTY l Their argument was about PETTY matters. There was no big issue between them. l Igor complained about some PETTY flaws like a wrinkled bedsheet.

SUPERFICIAL Adj. lacking in depth or importance; on the surface

SUPERFICIAL l The wound was only SUPERFICIAL – just skin deep. l I hate the SUPERFICIAL conversation at parties.

SUPERFICIAL

TRIFLING Adj. lacking significance; unimportant

TRIFLING l In the long run, cutting down one tree may seem TRIFLING, but once the precedent is set, the whole forest may be cut down.

TRIVIAL Adj. unimportant; trifling; ordinary

TRIVIAL l Because rain is needed badly, the TRIVIAL amount that fell yesterday is not going to ease the drought.