GRE Word List
PITHY
concise and meaningful; substantial; meaty
The meaning of the word pithy is concise and meaningful; substantial; meaty.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tyro | beginner; novice |
| annex | attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit (by force); N: building added to a large one |
| indeterminate | uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite |
| benediction | blessing |
| distraught | upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious and troubled almost to the point of madness; Ex. distraught with grief/worry |
| sylvan | pertaining to the woods or the country |
| lackluster | lacking luster(shine; gloss); dull |
| gloss | brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression; V. |
| derivation | deriving; origin or source of something; Ex. the derivation of the word |
| aphorism | pithy maxim or saying; ADJ. aphoristic |
