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 |
|---|---|
| fuddle | booze |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |