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 |
|---|---|
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| stilted | pompous |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |