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 |
|---|---|
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| headlong | headfirst |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| psychopathic | of, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy |