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 |
|---|---|
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
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| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |