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 |
|---|---|
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| oversee | survey |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| pliant | pliable |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |