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 |
|---|---|
| urchin | hedgehog |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |