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 |
|---|---|
| repercussion | reflection |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |