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 |
|---|---|
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| inequity | injustice |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |