GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| junket | trip |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| rider | one that rides |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |