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
chastento correct by punishment or suffering : discipline
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
ferreta domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat
nourishnurture
forerunnerone that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as
avalanchea large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
debonairsuave
grislyinspiring horror or intense fear
incorporealnot corporeal : having no material body or form