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 |
|---|---|
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| provenance | origin |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |