GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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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 |