GRE Word List

BREVITY

shortness of duration

The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.

Random words

WordMeaning
dupeone that is easily deceived or cheated : fool
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
accoladea mark of acknowledgment : award
gratifyto be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to
nexusconnection
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire
imploreto make an earnest request to (someone) : beg
deviouswandering
kindleto start (a fire) burning : light