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 |
|---|---|
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |