Hot Words for the SAT: Lesson 1- "using Few Words or Being Quiet"

Lesson 1 in Barron's "Hot Words for the SAT"

9 cards   |   Total Attempts: 182
  

Cards In This Set

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Brevity
Briefness; conciseness
Concise
Short and to the point
Laconic
Using few words in speech
Pithy
Brief and meaningful

Quiescent
Quiet; still; inactive
Reticent
Not talking much; reserved
Succinct
Clearly and briefly stated
Taciturn
Sparing of words; silent
Terse
Using only few words to make a point, sometimes to the point of seeming rude