GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| replicate | duplicate |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |