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DEFINITION: (adjective) Brief and to the point; effectively concise. SYNONYMS: laconic, curt, crisp. USAGE: The officer's orders were terse, but everyone understood his instructions.

Merman was a Tony Award winning star of film and stage. Her precise enunciation, wide vocal range, and accurate pitch garnered her much acclaim. She began singing while working as a secretary and eventually became a full time vaudeville performer. Her powerful alto voice afforded her great advantages at a time when stage singers performed without microphones. She made her theater debut in Girl Crazy (1930). According to Broadway lore, what did George Gershwin advise her never to do?

Scientists are puzzled by recent findings indicating that obese heart attack patients have a higher survival rate than normal weight patients. Investigators found the mortality rate among obese patients was a mere 2.2%, as opposed to the 4.3% rate found in normal weight patients. Several theories have been proposed to explain this phenomenon. One possibility is that the hearts of obese victims are more accustomed to being stressed and can therefore withstand the strain of a heart attack.