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
seepto flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
antagonismopposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle
wrytwist
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
annexto attach as a quality, consequence, or condition
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
obsessivetending to cause obsession
homespunspun or made at home