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 |
|---|---|
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |