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
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firebranda piece of burning wood
seamyhaving the rough side of the seam showing
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ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
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defiancethe act or an instance of defying : challenge
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