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 |
|---|---|
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| engender | beget |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |