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
expatriatebanish
melancholydepression of spirits : dejection
perpetualcontinuing forever : everlasting
executorone who executes something
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands
ambidextroususing both hands with equal ease or dexterity
floraa treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
matriculateto enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university