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 |
|---|---|
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| monochrome | a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue |
| evenhanded | fair |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |