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 |
|---|---|
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |