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 |
|---|---|
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| intermediary | mediator |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |