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 |
|---|---|
| provenance | origin |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |