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 |
|---|---|
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
