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 |
|---|---|
| pummel | pound |
| purported | reputed |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |