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 |
|---|---|
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |