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 |
|---|---|
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| apiarist | beekeeper |