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 |
|---|---|
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |