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 |
|---|---|
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |