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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |