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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WordMeaning
clichea trite phrase or expression
miragean optical (see optical
hirelinga person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
arraignto call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge
reinstateto place again (as in possession or in a former position)
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end
rabidextremely violent : furious