Exam: GRE (Verbal)

Definition: A health professional who works directly with patients in a clinical setting, such as doctors, nurses, or therapists.

Example: The clinician provided excellent care to all of her patients.

Definition: Shining or sparkling with a bright, glittery appearance, often resembling gold or tinsel.

Example: The dress was clinquant, catching the light beautifully at the party.

Definition: A type of decorative material that resembles gold or glitter, often used for embellishment.

Example: The artist used clinquant to add a shimmering effect to the painting.

Definition: Relating to the use of statistical methods and quantitative analysis in historical research.

Example: The cliometric approach provided new insights into economic history.

Definition: A person who specializes in the application of statistical methods to historical data in order to analyze economic and social trends.

Example: The cliometrician used data analysis to uncover patterns in historical economic growth.

Definition: The study of history that uses economic theories and mathematical techniques to analyze historical data.

Example: Cliometrics has changed the way historians interpret economic events in the past.

Definition: The quality of being exclusive or forming small, tight-knit groups that do not welcome outsiders.

Example: The cliquishness of the group made it hard for new students to make friends.

Definition: Relating to a type of word that is attached to another word and cannot stand alone, often used in grammar.

Example: In some languages, clitic forms can change the meaning of a sentence without being separate words.

Definition: A word that is connected to another word and is often not stressed or is shortened in speech.

Example: In the phrase 'I'm going', 'I'm' is a clitic that combines 'I' and 'am'.

Definition: A surgical operation that involves the removal of all or part of the clitoris, often referred to as female circumcision.

Example: Clitorectomy is a procedure that is performed in some cultures as a form of female circumcision.

Definition: Describing someone who is foolish or lacking in social grace; also refers to something that is rough or clumsy.

Example: His cloddish behavior at the party embarrassed everyone.

Definition: The quality of being clumsy, foolish, or lacking in social grace.

Example: His cloddishness made it difficult for him to fit in at the party.