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 |
|---|---|
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |