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 |
|---|---|
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| aromatic | of, relating to, or having aroma: |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |