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SAT Hot Words 1
words relating to using few words or being quiet
Question | Answer |
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brevity | briefness or conciseness in speech or writing |
concise | using few words in speaking or writing |
laconic | using few words in speech |
pithy | brief and full of meaning and substance; concise |
quiescent | quiet; still; inactive |
reticent | not talking much, reserved |
succinct | clearly and briefly state; concise |
taciturn | silent; sparing of words; close mouthed |
terse | using only the words that are needed to make the point; very concise, sometimes to point of rudeness |