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.

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WordMeaning
handsomehaving a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance
malicioushaving or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
fuddlebooze
retrenchcut down
authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
heterogeneousconsisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency