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 |
|---|---|
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |