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 |
|---|---|
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |