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 |
|---|---|
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| acclaim | applaud |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |