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 |
|---|---|
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| rank | relative standing or position |