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 |
|---|---|
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |