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 |
|---|---|
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| consort | associate |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| onus | burden |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |