GRE Word List
ELLIPSIS
the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
The meaning of the word ellipsis is the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |