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 |
|---|---|
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |