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 |
|---|---|
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |