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 |
|---|---|
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |