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 |
|---|---|
| patent | open to public inspection |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| shambles | a meat market |
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| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
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| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
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| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |