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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| stringent | tight |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |