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 |
|---|---|
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |