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
rivetinghaving the power to fix the attention : engrossing
overthrowoverturn
sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
ambrosiathe food of the Greek and Roman gods
enlistto secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
uproara state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance
espousemarry
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal