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 |
|---|---|
| broach | brooch |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |