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
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
obtrudeto thrust out : extrude
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
intangiblenot tangible : impalpable
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
audaciousintrepidly daring : adventurous
sneakto go stealthily or furtively : slink
retrenchcut down
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable