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 |
|---|---|
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| leave-taking | departure |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |