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 |
|---|---|
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| violate | break |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |