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
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
purgeto clear of guilt
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
revelrynoisy partying or merrymaking
obligatorybinding in law or conscience
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
triggera piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
liaisona binding or thickening agent used in cooking
ironicrelating to, containing, or constituting irony