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 |
|---|---|
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |