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 |
|---|---|
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| asunder | into parts |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |