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 |
|---|---|
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |