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 |
|---|---|
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| subjective | of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |