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 |
|---|---|
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |