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 |
|---|---|
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |