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 |
|---|---|
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| wreak | bring about |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |