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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |