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

WordMeaning
mutinousdisposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
encomiasticone that praises : eulogist
culpablemeriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
motleyvariegated in color
vociferousmarked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
receptiveable or inclined to receive
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
supplicantone who supplicates