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 |
|---|---|
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| provision | the act or process of providing |