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.

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WordMeaning
humidcontaining or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive
effeteno longer fertile
lamentto mourn aloud : wail
spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
fraileasily led into evil
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district