GRE Word List
CONCISE
marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
The meaning of the word concise is marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| amity | friendship |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |