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 |
|---|---|
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| sober | not intoxicated |