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 |
|---|---|
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |