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 |
|---|---|
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
