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

WordMeaning
alacritypromptness in response : cheerful readiness
potentateruler
discomfitto put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert
lucidsuffused with light : luminous
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
voracioushaving a huge appetite : ravenous
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
fakenot true, real, or genuine : counterfeit
inditemake up
denizeninhabitant