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 |
|---|---|
| brazen | made of brass |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| canny | clever |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |