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 |
|---|---|
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |