GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |