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 |
|---|---|
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| minuscule | very small |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |