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
minatoryhaving a menacing quality
passiveacted upon by an external agency
vulnerablecapable of being physically or emotionally wounded
filialof, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
politypolitical organization
repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
pariaha member of a low caste of southern India
euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life