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 |
|---|---|
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |