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 |
|---|---|
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| obscure | dark |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |