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gnomic

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expressed in brief, enigmatic, or aphoristic statements

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The philosopher's gnomic remarks were so terse and puzzling that his students argued for hours over their meaning.

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The committee dismissed the proposal as blank, pointing out that its projected revenues depended on conditions no economy had ever sustained.

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Gnomic (adjective) means expressed in brief, enigmatic, or aphoristic statements
Here is gnomic used in an example sentence: "The philosopher's gnomic remarks were so terse and puzzling that his students argued for hours over their meaning."
Common synonyms for gnomic include aphoristic, cryptic, enigmatic, sententious.
Antonyms of gnomic include verbose, explicit.
Gnomic is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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