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 |
|---|---|
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |