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 |
|---|---|
| sober | not intoxicated |
| influx | a coming in |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |