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
bridlethe headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
libertinea freethinker especially in religious matters
stinta period of time spent at a particular activity
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
dormantrepresented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws
lagoona shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water