GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
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| exhume | disinter |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
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| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| cursive | running |
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