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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |