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 |
|---|---|
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |