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 |
|---|---|
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| cryptic | secret |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| purveyor | one that purveys |