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 |
|---|---|
| precipitous | precipitate |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |