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 |
|---|---|
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |