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 |
|---|---|
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| fell | skin |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |