GRE Word List
CLIQUE
a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons
The meaning of the word clique is a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |