GRE Word List
BREVITY
shortness of duration
The meaning of the word brevity is shortness of duration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |