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 |
|---|---|
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |