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 |
|---|---|
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| unfrock | defrock |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| render | to melt down |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |