GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| sophist | philosopher |