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 |
|---|---|
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |