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 |
|---|---|
| maroon | a dark red |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |