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 |
|---|---|
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |