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 |
|---|---|
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| drivel | nonsense |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |