GRE Word List
CLICHE
a trite phrase or expression
The meaning of the word cliche is a trite phrase or expression.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wry | twist |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |