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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impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
cornicethe molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration
nocturnalof, relating to, or occurring in the night
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
frolicsomefull of gaiety : playful
remoteseparated by an interval or space greater than usual
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
disportsport
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
infestto spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner