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 |
|---|---|
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| retrench | cut down |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |