GRE Word List
TERSE
using few words : devoid of superfluity
The meaning of the word terse is using few words : devoid of superfluity.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| bouillon | a clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |