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 |
|---|---|
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| hortatory | hortative |
| quench | put out |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |