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.
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earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
frolic | full of fun : merry |
fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
doze | to sleep lightly |
arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
concordat | compact |
choice | the act of choosing : selection |