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 |
|---|---|
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |