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 |
|---|---|
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| concur | to express agreement |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| hap | happening |
| brook | creek |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |