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

WordMeaning
eonan immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age
pillagethe act of looting or plundering especially in war
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
cloistera monastic establishment
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
chivalrousvaliant
threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
arroyoa watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region
gruntto utter a grunt