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 |
|---|---|
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |