GRE Word List
EXPANSIVE
(of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size
The meaning of the word expansive is (of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fraught | filled (with something unpleasant); full; Ex. fraught with danger and difficulties; CF. freight |
| optimist | person who looks on the bright side; N. optimism |
| ambush | act of lying in wait to attack by surprise; sudden attack made from a concealed position; Ex. lie in ambush; V. |
| biennial | every two years |
| astronomical | enormously large or extensive |
| stout | rather fat; strong in body; sturdy; resolute; determined; strong in determination; Ex. stout stick/supporter |
| subtlety | perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy; ADJ. subtle: delicate; so slight as to be difficult to detect; able to make fine distinctions; clever; Ex. subtle mind/differences in meaning |
| remit | transmit (money) in payment; free someone from a debt or punishment |
| evoke | call forth (memory or feeling); Ex. That old film evoked memories of my childhood; N. evocation |
| raffle | lottery; V: award as a prize in a raffle; Ex. raffle off a new car |
