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
outmodednot being in style
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
charany of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots
philanderera man who has sexual relations with many women
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
consanguineousof the same blood or origin
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building