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 |
|---|---|
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |