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 |
|---|---|
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |