GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| nexus | connection |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| devious | wandering |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |