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 |
|---|---|
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| stringent | tight |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |