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 |
|---|---|
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |