GRE Word List

LACONIC

using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious

The meaning of the word laconic is using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious.

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WordMeaning
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
dogmaticcharacterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
pantomimepantomimist
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
opalescentreflecting an iridescent light
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group