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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
shama trick that deludes : hoax
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
kaleidoscopean instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
ostentatiousattracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation
hideousoffensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly