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 |
|---|---|
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |