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 |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| seemly | good-looking |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| osseous | bony |