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 |
|---|---|
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |