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 |
|---|---|
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| modish | fashionable |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| repercussion | reflection |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |