GRE Word List
CLIQUE
a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons
The meaning of the word clique is a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| concentric | having a common center |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |