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 |
|---|---|
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |