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 |
|---|---|
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| condole | grieve |
| dynamo | generator |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| vital | of the utmost importance |