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 |
|---|---|
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| dominate | rule |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |