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 |
|---|---|
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| exploit | deed |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |