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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WordMeaning
raconteura person who excels in telling anecdotes
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
reeksmoke
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
juncturea point of time
germanebeing at once relevant and appropriate : fitting
premeditateto think about and revolve in the mind beforehand
mata piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support
orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)