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 |
|---|---|
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |