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 |
|---|---|
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| slew | a large number |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |