GRE Word List
CLICHE
a trite phrase or expression
The meaning of the word cliche is a trite phrase or expression.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retrench | cut down |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |