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 |
|---|---|
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |