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.

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libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
raspyharsh
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
promiscuoushaving or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners
coddleto cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
methodicalarranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
perigeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth