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 |
|---|---|
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |