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 |
|---|---|
| gazette | newspaper |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |