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 |
|---|---|
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| cohorts | companion |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |