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 |
|---|---|
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| raspy | harsh |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |