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
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glazeto furnish or fit with glass
codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
hierarchya division of angels
derogatoryexpressive of a low opinion : disparaging
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
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