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 |
|---|---|
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| narcissist | an individual showing symptoms of or affected by narcissism: such as |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| replicate | duplicate |
| precipitous | precipitate |