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 |
|---|---|
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| quarry | game |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| slaughter | the act of killing |