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 |
|---|---|
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| mischance | bad luck |
| indite | make up |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |