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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| transcendental | transcendent |