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 |
|---|---|
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
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| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |