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 |
|---|---|
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| veracious | truthful |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |