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 |
|---|---|
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| lampoon | satire |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |