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 |
|---|---|
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |