GRE Word List

BREVITY

shortness of duration

The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.

Random words

WordMeaning
dodderingfeeble
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
droopto hang or incline downward
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable
berateto scold or condemn vehemently and at length
effigyan image or representation especially of a person
inequityinjustice
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire