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 |
|---|---|
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |