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 |
|---|---|
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |