GRE Word List

EXPANSIVE

having a capacity or a tendency to expand

The meaning of the word expansive is having a capacity or a tendency to expand.

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attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
figurinea small carved or molded figure : statuette
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
omnipresentpresent in all places at all times
galleya ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as
incidencerate of occurrence or influence