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 |
|---|---|
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| tome | book |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |