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
fortitudestrength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage
wagea payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
nonsensewords or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
philanderera man who has sexual relations with many women
ingratean ungrateful person
agapewide open : gaping
recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning
pedagogythe art, science, or profession of teaching