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 |
|---|---|
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| refrain | curb |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| provident | frugal |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| fiend | devil |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |