GRE Word List
TERSE
using few words : devoid of superfluity
The meaning of the word terse is using few words : devoid of superfluity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |