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 |
|---|---|
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| slake | subside |