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 |
|---|---|
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| violate | break |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |