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 |
|---|---|
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| invalid | not valid: |