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 |
|---|---|
| provenance | origin |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| groom | bridegroom |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |