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 |
|---|---|
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| comestible | edible |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| random | a haphazard course |