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 |
|---|---|
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| spate | freshet |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| warrant | sanction |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |