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
ruthlesshaving no pity : merciless
veerto change direction or course
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
perspicaciousof acute mental vision or discernment : keen
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
irremediablenot remediable
gorgea narrow passage through land
staticexerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
jumbleto move in a confused or disordered manner
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic