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 |
|---|---|
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |