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 |
|---|---|
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |