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 |
|---|---|
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |