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 |
|---|---|
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| skimp | skimpy |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |