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 |
|---|---|
| acne | a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| consort | associate |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |