GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |