新GRE词汇解析:laconic

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laconic: 简洁的; concise, using few words

1) sparing of words; terse, pithy

2) using few words; terse: "a laconic reply."

laconic <> voluble, prolix, garrulous, loquacious, verbose

laconism <> verbosity

voluble : laconic

laconic : speech

laconic : volubility

laconic : curt

loquacious : laconic

1. For someone as laconic as she, who preferred to speak only when absolutely necessary, his relentless chatter was completely maddening.

2. After a laconic introduction the program began.

3. The people enjoyed the public addresses of the laconic queen.

4. His laconic replies of a sentence or two unfairly earned him a reputation for being rude.

Synonyms: brusque, concise, succinct; rudely abrupt, blunt, brusk, brusque, curt

laconic: using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious

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