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 |
|---|---|
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| drivel | nonsense |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |