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 |
|---|---|
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |
| delve | excavate |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |