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 |
|---|---|
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| heed | to pay attention |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |