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 |
|---|---|
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |