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
precipitantprecipitate
almssomething (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
irremediablenot remediable
looma frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace
nauseouscausing nausea or disgust : nauseating
incentivesomething that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
plenarycomplete in every respect : absolute
ramparta protective barrier : bulwark