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 |
|---|---|
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |