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 |
|---|---|
| wastrel | vagabond |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| fabricate | invent |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |