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 |
|---|---|
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| puerile | juvenile |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |