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 |
|---|---|
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |