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 |
|---|---|
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |