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.

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WordMeaning
recitala detailed account : enumeration
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
meditationa discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
intriguethe practice of engaging in secret schemes
fuss:trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
truncateto shorten by or as if by cutting off
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
dribbleto issue sporadically and in small bits
patronizeto act as patron of : provide aid or support for
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe