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 |
|---|---|
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
