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 |
|---|---|
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |