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 |
|---|---|
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| pore | to gaze intently |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |