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 |
|---|---|
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| faculty | ability |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |