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 |
|---|---|
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |