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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practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
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bestowto put to use : apply
smeltany 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
personablepleasant or amiable in person : attractive
smughighly self-satisfied
abateto decrease in force or intensity
waylayto lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush
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