GRE Word List

BREVITY

shortness of duration

The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.

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WordMeaning
crassgross
besiegeto surround with armed forces
putrefyto make putrid
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
novicea person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community
strutto become turgid : swell
careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
fettera chain or shackle for the feet
squalorthe quality or state of being squalid