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 |
|---|---|
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |