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 |
|---|---|
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
| subsistence | real being : existence |