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 |
|---|---|
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |