GRE Word List
LACONIC
brief and to the point; using few words; terse
The meaning of the word laconic is brief and to the point; using few words; terse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| catcall | shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match); boo; V. |
| vapid | lacking liveliness; dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless; Ex. vapid lecture |
| miscreant | wretch; wrongdoer; villain; Ex. kindness to the miscreant; CF. believe |
| insubstantial | lacking substance; insignificant; frail; immaterial |
| insularity | narrow-mindedness; isolation; ADJ. insular: of an island; isolated; narrow-minded; CF. peninsula |
| dais | raised platform for speakers or other important people |
| pertinacious | holding tenaciously to an action; stubborn; persistent |
| misadventure | mischance; ill luck; Ex. death by misadventure |
| corrode | destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period) |
| efficacy | power to produce desired effect; ADJ. efficacious: effectual |
