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 |
|---|---|
| disquietude | anxiety |
| consort | associate |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| impuissance | weakness |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| yore | time past and especially long past |