GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| bulk | magnitude |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| parlance | speech |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |