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.

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WordMeaning
frenziedfeeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
tributesomething given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved
ungainlylacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy
derivativea word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation
antipathya strong feeling of dislike
carcinogenicproducing or tending to produce cancer
posthumousborn after the death of the father
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
demisedeath
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity