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 |
|---|---|
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |