GRE Word List

EXPLETIVE

a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense

The meaning of the word expletive is a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense.

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WordMeaning
jadedfatigued by overwork : exhausted
tremora trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease
oculistophthalmologist
denotationan act or process of denoting
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
fraileasily led into evil
hegemonypreponderant influence or authority over others : domination
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
gradationa series forming successive stages
reaperone that reaps