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 |
|---|---|
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| distend | extend |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |