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

WordMeaning
disclaimto make a disclaimer
sneakto go stealthily or furtively : slink
detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody
balefuldeadly or pernicious in influence
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
bentunenclosed grassland
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
sleighan open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice
squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
appraiseto set a value on : to estimate the amount of