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 |
|---|---|
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| purported | reputed |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| mulct | fine |