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 |
|---|---|
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| sophist | philosopher |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |