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 |
|---|---|
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| skimp | skimpy |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |