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 |
|---|---|
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |