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 |
|---|---|
| plait | pleat |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |