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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| duration | continuance in time |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |