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 |
|---|---|
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| sartorial | of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |