GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| groom | bridegroom |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |