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 |
|---|---|
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |
| replicate | duplicate |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| submerge | to put under water |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| forlorn | bereft |