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 |
|---|---|
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| shove | to push along |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |