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 |
|---|---|
| edifice | building |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| cohorts | companion |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |