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 |
|---|---|
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| bulk | magnitude |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| unkempt | not combed |
| commune | talk over |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |