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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WordMeaning
bombasticmarked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
prevailto gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph
enfranchiseto set free (as from slavery)
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
rileto make agitated and angry : upset
navigabledeep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships
synopticaffording a general view of a whole
retrenchcut down