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 |
|---|---|
| rivulet | a small stream |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| amity | friendship |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |