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

WordMeaning
flagrantconspicuously offensive
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
braggarta loud arrogant boaster
lucidsuffused with light : luminous
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter
bluffhaving a broad flattened front