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 |
|---|---|
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |