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 |
|---|---|
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |