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 |
|---|---|
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |