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
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
felonone who has committed a felony
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
abyssan immeasurably deep gulf or great space
repulseto drive or beat back : repel
deployto extend (a military unit) especially in width
jibeto be in accord : agree
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet