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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filigreeornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces
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