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 |
|---|---|
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| random | a haphazard course |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |