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 |
|---|---|
| cadaver | a dead body |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| braid | to make from braids |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |