GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| debonair | suave |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |