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 |
|---|---|
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |