Question

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

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the context: the response made the speaker think the person was angry. Let's define each word:

• "concise" means clear and brief (neutral, not implying anger).
• "pithy" means concise and meaningful (also neutral, no anger connotation).
• "condensed" means reduced in volume (about length, not tone).
• "terse" means brief and abrupt, often implying irritation or anger, which fits the context of thinking he was angry.

Answer:

terse