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 |
|---|---|
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |