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 |
|---|---|
| eventual | contingent |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |