Question

choose the word that best completes the sentence.
his response was so ______ that i thought he must be angry at my question.
pithy
concise
terse
condensed

Explanation:

• "Pithy" means brief but meaningful, with a positive/neutral tone.
• "Concise" means clear and brief, neutral/positive.
• "Terse" means brief to the point of seeming rude or unfriendly, which matches the implication of anger.
• "Condensed" means reduced in length, neutral, often for text/information.

The sentence links the response to the perception of anger, so the word needs to carry a negative, abrupt connotation.

Answer:

terse