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 |
|---|---|
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| unsavory | insipid |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |