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 |
|---|---|
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| occident | west |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |