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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| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
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| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
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