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

WordMeaning
bureaucracya body of nonelected government officials
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
partialitythe quality or state of being partial : bias
slewa large number
immunenot susceptible or responsive
bulkmagnitude
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
domineerto exercise arbitrary or overbearing control
stringenttight
occidentwest