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

WordMeaning
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
skulduggeryunderhanded or unscrupulous behavior
embroiderto ornament with needlework
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
bookishof or relating to books
procurementthe act or process of procuring
muddleto make turbid or muddy
virilehaving traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree
maledictioncurse