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 |
|---|---|
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |