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 |
|---|---|
| rank | relative standing or position |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| unfrock | defrock |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |