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 |
|---|---|
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |