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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permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
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forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
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reprimanda severe or formal reproof
felonone who has committed a felony
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ambulatoryable to walk about and not bedridden
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