tS=For every smooth <b>elision</b> of the Democratic incumbent, his opponent has an answer.<br><br>The artist's skillful use of <b>elision</b> leaves the viewer's imagination free to explore infinite possibilities.&tQ=An <b>elision</b> is:&tC=An implication|An attack|A distortion|A deliberate untruth|An omission&cC=5&fB=An <b>elision</b> is an omission. In addition to its general usage, it is the omission of a vowel as in "He came round when no one was looking;" or the omission of a word, sentence, or passage in a text for a specific purpose (such as the abridgment of a book). Three periods ... constitute a punctuation mark known as an ellipse that indicates an <b>elision</b>. <b>Elision</b> is pronounced eh-LIH-zhuhn.
