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 |
|---|---|
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |