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 |
|---|---|
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |