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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WordMeaning
dossiera file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
shearto cut off the hair from
turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
untowarddifficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
imbecilitythe quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness
girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back
rabblea disorganized or confused collection of things