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 |
|---|---|
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |