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 |
|---|---|
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| cohorts | companion |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |