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 |
|---|---|
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| disport | sport |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |