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

WordMeaning
rivuleta small stream
vulnerablecapable of being physically or emotionally wounded
modulateto tune to a key or pitch
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
unfledgednot feathered : not ready for flight
subtletythe quality or state of being subtle
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
amityfriendship
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)