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 |
|---|---|
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |