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
briskkeenly alert : lively
prognosisthe prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case
rusticof, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural
cordialshowing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval
askancewith disapproval or distrust : scornfully
conducivetending to promote or assist
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
misogamya hatred of marriage
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
calorificcaloric