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 |
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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 |