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 |
|---|---|
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |