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 |
|---|---|
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| reverberate | reflect |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |