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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |