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

WordMeaning
zealeagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
claspa device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together
portlydignified
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
malingererto pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
myriadten thousand
glutinoushaving the quality of glue : gummy
detonationthe action or process of detonating
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces