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 |
|---|---|
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |