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 |
|---|---|
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| apprehend | arrest |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |