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 |
|---|---|
| mischance | bad luck |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| license | permission to act |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |