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 |
|---|---|
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| dominate | rule |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |