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 |
|---|---|
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| significant | having meaning |