GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| lewd | obscene |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |