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 |
|---|---|
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| dour | stern |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |