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 |
|---|---|
| junket | trip |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| facade | the front of a building |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| score | twenty |