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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WordMeaning
inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
unwittingnot knowing : unaware
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
meandera winding path or course
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
piecemealone piece at a time : gradually
parochialof or relating to a church parish
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as