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 |
|---|---|
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| impuissance | weakness |