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 |
|---|---|
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| championship | designation as champion |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |