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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |