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 |
|---|---|
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| mulct | fine |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |