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 |
|---|---|
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |