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 |
|---|---|
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| duration | continuance in time |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |