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 |
|---|---|
| commune | talk over |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| dire | exciting horror |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |