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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
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| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
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| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| realm | kingdom |
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