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 |
|---|---|
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |