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 |
|---|---|
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |