GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| wry | twist |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |