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 |
|---|---|
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| dire | exciting horror |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |