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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chalicea drinking cup : goblet
flotsamfloating wreckage of a ship or its cargo
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial
centrifugea machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
jaundicedaffected with or as if with jaundice
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
anomalousinconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular
plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
antiquityancient times