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 |
|---|---|
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| infantile | of or relating to infants or infancy |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |