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 |
|---|---|
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| haggard | not tamed |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |