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 |
|---|---|
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |