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
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric
quarrygame
authoritativehaving, marked by, or proceeding from authority
blowhardan arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
gerrymanderthe act or method of gerrymandering
retrospectiveof, relating to, or given to retrospection
slaughterthe act of killing