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 |
|---|---|
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| rider | one that rides |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |