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 |
|---|---|
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| abnegation | denial |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| raiment | clothing |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| gusto | an individual or special taste |
| spare | not being used |