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 |
|---|---|
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |