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 |
|---|---|
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| finery | ornament |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| fleck | streak |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |