GRE Word List

BREVITY

shortness of duration

The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.

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WordMeaning
idylla simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment
medleya musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces
interloperone that interlopes: such as
missilecapable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object
mutabilityprone to change : inconstant
figmentsomething made up or contrived
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
machinationsan act of machinating
inverseopposite in order, nature, or effect
motleyvariegated in color