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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WordMeaning
wrytwist
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
retiringreserved
misdemeanora crime less serious than a felony (see felony
sovereignone possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
proclivityan inclination or predisposition toward something
clota portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
anthologya collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music