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 |
|---|---|
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| executioner | one who executes |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
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