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 |
|---|---|
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |