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 |
|---|---|
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |