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 |
|---|---|
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| appease | pacify |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |