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 |
|---|---|
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |