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 |
|---|---|
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |