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 |
|---|---|
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |