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 |
|---|---|
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |