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 |
|---|---|
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| rightful | just |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |