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 |
|---|---|
| condole | grieve |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |