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 |
|---|---|
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |