GRE Word List
ELLIPSIS
omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses
The meaning of the word ellipsis is omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cardinal | chief; most important; N: priest; cardinal number: number that shows quantity rather thatn order |
| incorrigible | uncorrectable |
| yield | amount produced; crop; income on investment; profit obtained from an investment; V: produce; give in; surrender |
| lout | clumsy person; ADJ. loutish; CF. from countrysides ? |
| ultimate | final; not susceptible to further analysis; fundamental; Ex. The sun is the ultimate source of energy. |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| ambush | act of lying in wait to attack by surprise; sudden attack made from a concealed position; Ex. lie in ambush; V. |
| clot | half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood); V. |
| guise | outward appearance; costume; Ex. in a new guise |
| bedraggle | wet thoroughly; ADJ. bedraggled: draggled |
