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 |
|---|---|
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| retrench | cut down |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| monochrome | a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue |