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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |