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 |
|---|---|
| dint | force |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |