GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| retribution | recompense |