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 |
|---|---|
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| guy | man |