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 |
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unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
prompt | to move to action : incite |
feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |