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

WordMeaning
maudlindrunk enough to be emotionally silly
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
privyprivate
glossyhaving a surface luster or brightness
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
tricksterone who tricks: such as
rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
methodicalarranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order
scintillateto emit sparks : spark
cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass