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
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
flagany of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as
plasticitythe quality or state of being plastic
inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that
gullany of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)
agitateto excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
furrowa trench in the earth made by a plow
poreto gaze intently
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex