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 |
|---|---|
| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| sentinel | sentry |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |