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
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
arcadea long arched building or gallery
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
inequityinjustice
encompassinclude
adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
itineranttraveling from place to place
anthropologistthe science of human beings
apeany of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
exodusthe mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table