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 |
|---|---|
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |