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 |
|---|---|
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| hap | happening |
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |