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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| malediction | curse |